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07/04/2009 11:49 PM
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Madonna pays tribute to Michael Jackson in concert
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 AP - Madonna paid tribute to Michael Jackson on Saturday night in the same arena where he was to stage his comeback, dancing along with an impersonator doing Jackson's distinctive moves.
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07/04/2009 11:29 PM
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More than 1 million seek tix for Jackson memorial
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 AP - More than 1.2 million people have now registered to get tickets for Michael Jackson's memorial service next week.
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07/04/2009 11:12 PM
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Former NFL quarterback McNair dead: report
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 AFP - Former National Football League quarterback Steve McNair has been killed by what police said was a fatal gunshot wound to the head, CBS television station WTVF reported Saturday.
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07/04/2009 10:45 PM
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AP Interview: Jackson adviser Tohme breaks silence
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 AP - Dr. Tohme Tohme vividly remembers the first time he met with Michael Jackson to discuss the pop star's finances. It's not the money talk that stays with him now, but his enchantment at entering Jackson's world of love.
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07/04/2009 10:39 PM
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Networks to offer live Jackson memorial coverage
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 AP - The memorial for Michael Jackson may be a tough ticket live, but it shouldn't be hard to find it on television.
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07/04/2009 10:34 PM
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Former Beatles, Stones manager Allen Klein dies
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Reuters - Infamous record label owner Allen Klein, who played a key role in the demise of the Beatles and also nabbed control of some of the Rolling Stones' best-known songs, died in New York on Saturday after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, a spokesman said. He was 77.
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07/04/2009 09:57 PM
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Drugs link probed in Jackson death as memorial nears
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 AFP - The discovery of a potent anesthetic at Michael Jackson's mansion renewed speculation about the role of drugs in the singer's death as preparations for the star's memorial gathered pace Saturday.
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07/04/2009 08:56 PM
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Geldof attacks Italy's aid to Africa shortfall
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 AFP - Pop star turned anti-poverty campaigner Bob Geldof on Saturday accused Italy, the host of next week's Group of Eight meeting in L'Aquila, of failing to keep its promises on aid to Africa.
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07/04/2009 07:42 PM
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Potter actor gets swine flu in Britain: publicist
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 AFP - Actor Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, has contracted swine flu, his publicist said Saturday, three days before the latest Potter blockbuster premieres in London.
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07/04/2009 07:34 PM
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Fans overlook Michael Jackson's dark side
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 Reuters - Just as people choose to forget that Elvis Presley was a bloated drug addict when he died, so Michael Jackson is now the subject of posthumous veneration that overlooks the dark side of his life.
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