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Los Angeles Mayor Asks For Donations To Fund Michael Jackson Memorial : Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily
rollingstone.com - 7/7/2009
Los Angeles Mayor Asks For Donations To Fund Michael Jackson Memorial : Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily
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Photo: Merritt/Getty Michael Jackson’s family is currently joining a large motorcade — complete with a SWAT team escort — from the Forest Lawn Cemetery to the star’s memorial service at Los Angeles’ Staples Center. There’s no question the star-studded Jackson memorial service is ...
staplescenter.com - 7/3/2009
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— staplescenter.com — Home Events Ticketing Guest Services About Parking Seat Viewer Michael Jackson Public Memorial Service The Michael Jackson... Public Memorial Service will take place on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at STAPLES Center in downtown Los Angeles, ... (more) N/A

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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 7/1/2009
Michael Jackson memorial at Staples Center under consideration
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — The Jackson family continued this afternoon to plan a memorial service and funeral for Michael Jackson, with... one source telling The Times that one plan involves a ceremony at Staples Center. Under this scenario, which the source said is still... (more) Michael Jackson memorial at Staples Center under ...

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msnbc.msn.com - 7/7/2009
Over 1.6M apply for Jackson memorial tickets - Michael Jackson- msnbc.com
— msnbc.msn.com — LOS ANGELES - More than 1.6 million fans registered for tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service over... the two-day registration period that ended Saturday. Only 11,000 tickets will be given out for the Tuesday service at Staples Center in downtown ... (more) Over 1.6M apply for Jackson memorial tickets - Michael ...

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Mayor V Wants Some PayPal Love for M Jax Funeral
Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics — If its good enough for Zuma Dogg it must be good enough for the City of Los Angeles. Faced with mounting costs for the Michael Jackson spectacle currently underway at Staples Center, Rolling Stone reports that Mayor Villaraigosa is actually soliciting PayPal contributions on Twitter to recoup City expenses for the Jackson service. The donations would help “the public safety resources needed to ensure his memorial remains safe, orderly and respectful,” the Mayor’s Office said. Fans are asked to give money to a Paypal account established to help raise funds (The link, posted ...

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World of Wonder Productions — ... magic." Seriously.  • Is Kristen Stewart pregnant with Robert Pattinson's baby?  • Michael Jackson's body will not be interred at Forest Lawn as previously announced. Word is, if a body does make the trip there, it will be a decoy. Perhaps one of the suicides. Oh, wait. Maybe this news item is a decoy.  • The Jackson memorial set back Los Angeles taxpayers $4 million. • French tennis player Mathieu ...

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LA Sets Up Web Site For Jackson Memorial Donations
cbs2.com 7/7/2009 — The city of Los Angeles has set up a Web site to allow Michael Jackson fans to help the city pay for his Staples Center memorial service.
Mayor's Office Sets Up Website for Jackson Memorial Donations — LAist
Smokey Robinson began today's memorial service at Staples Center (AP Photo/Wally Skalij, Pool) Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa may be out of town until the end of the week, but his office is still working to keep the finances of the City under control. One unexpected expense ...