America's Got Talent

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A crowd is directed for a television shot while waiting to audition for America's Got Talent. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Mike Meckel, of Baltimore, Md., at right, warms up on his guitar before auditioning for America's Got Talent. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Shanea Leon, of Bowie, Md., at center, lifts a sign in support of her brother Isaiah Lemons, who auditioned for America's Got Talent . (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Octavius Johnson, 17, right, with his girlfriend Kitoya Williams, 18, both of Baltimore, Md., fills out paperwork for his audition for America's Got Talent. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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A line extends around the block to 7th St. NW for auditions for America's Got Talent. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

Rodd Chin, at left, watches Carin Diggle, at center, go over registration paperwork with her daughter Kalla, 14, while Brandon Nestor, 13, right, waits in line with the Japanese Taiko drum troupe from Chin's Hamaya Culture Center in Charlotte Hall, Md., during auditions for America's Got Talent. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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Mary Simpson, of Ruckersville, Va., center, hugs her daughter Kat, 13, while waiting in line to audition for America's Got Talent at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 6, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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In this publicity image released by NBC, contestant Prince Poppycock performs on "America's Got Talent," in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/NBC, Trae Patton)

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FILE - In this April 26, 2010 file photo, Piers Morgan, a judge on the NBC show "America's Got Talent," participates in a panel discussion during the NBC Universal 2010 Summer Press Day in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)