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6/26/2009 3:00:05 AM

Michael Jackson, `King of Pop,' dead at 50 (AP)
6/26/2009 1:21:38 AM
AP - Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop" who once moonwalked above the music world, died Thursday as he prepared for a comeback bid to vanquish nightmare years of sexual scandal and financial calamity. He was 50.

Michael Jackson was much more than the King of Pop (AP)
6/26/2009 1:01:14 AM
AP - When Michael Jackson anointed himself "King of Pop" over two decades ago, there was considerable rumbling about his hubris: Yes, he may have become a world sensation with record-setting sales of "Thriller," and yes, he may have had a string of No. 1 hits with smashes like "Billie Jean" and "Beat It," but the KING OF ALL POP MUSIC?

Britney, Justin, Beyoncé, Usher, Fellow Hitmakers Pay Tribute to Michael Jackson (E! Online)
6/26/2009 12:14:25 AM
E! Online - Neither one of them strangers to the strangest of headlines, Michael Jackson and Britney Spears also shared a stage.

Like Elvis, Jackson was a King who died young (AP)
6/26/2009 12:05:02 AM
AP - Michael Jackson didn't want to be just a superstar. Like the Beatles, he wanted to be the biggest, the king. He wanted to topple the reigning man with the crown, Elvis.



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