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'American Idol' auditions attract thousands in Mass.

Yes, they were singing in the rain.

Showers and unseasonable cold winds didn't stop thousands of "American Idol" hopefuls fromturning out Sunday for the show's Season Nine kickoff auditions at Gillette Stadium inFoxborough, Mass. Some showed up around 3 a.m. Sunday to grab their place in a line thateventually grew the length of the stadium and into the parking lot.

Contestants wore...

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