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Fans face long odds for Jackson memorial tickets

Jul. 4, 2009
Fans continued to register by the thousands early Saturday, hoping to be among the 8,750 people who will be randomly picked to attend the memorial service for singer Michael Jackson next week.
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ATLANTA, July 3 (UPI) -- Results of a recent poll indicate a slight majority of US residents see themselves as fans of the late pop music star Michael Jackson, CNN reported Friday.
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1M people register for Jackson tix

LONDON, March 10 (UPI) -- More than 1 million people have registered to buy tickets to Michael Jackson's upcoming London concerts, the BBC reported.

Tickets sold out for Irwin's zoo memorial

BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Some fans who sought tickets to a memorial service at the Australia Zoo on the Sunshine Coast for "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin have been turned away.

Janet Jackson leaves artwork to fans

NEW YORK, July 18 (UPI) -- The artwork for Janet Jackson's upcoming album has been turned over to the fans through a contest run by Yahoo! Music. Contestants can download any of 33 images of Jackson for use as part of their covers. She will personally choose four finalists, whose c

Michael Jackson skips birthday bash

BERLIN, July 23 (UPI) -- Hundreds of fans were in Berlin this weekend to help Jackson family patriarch Joe Jackson celebrate his 76th birthday.

Michael Jackson publicly thanks fans

LOS OLIVOS, Calif., June 27 (UPI) -- Michael Jackson, in seclusion in California since his acquittal on child molestation charges, has thanked his fans for their "love, support and loyalty."

Jackson fans, Calif. residents clash

LOS OLIVOS, Calif., June 8 (UPI) -- After a driver mowed down 60 large hearts planted in a mile-long row outside Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch in California, fans gave chase.

Some Michael Jackson fans fiercely loyal

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Michael Jackson hasn't had a top hit in a decade and he's facing child molestation charges in California, but some of his fans remain fiercely loyal.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch