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ABC took their good sweet time to make the announcement, but now it's official: Jake Pavelka will be the next Bachelor. The rumors had been building for several weeks, but the official word was handed down on Tuesday night's edition of Dancing With the Stars.

Pavelka, a pilot from the Dallas area,…