[Executive Producer Ken] Warwick responded to questions about "Idol" voting by saying the system is fair and overseen by independent auditors. He also said the voting can be extremely close -- last week more than 26 million call-in and text-message votes were cast, yet under 200 voted separated Trias and George Huff, who was sent home.
The article also stated that Hip Hop will never be a theme because it does not showcase vocal talent.
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