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...Talk to Iran The picture of U.S. envoy Dennis Ross as presented in "The Final Countdown" is frightening [June 15]. Ross should not have been placed in charge of dealings with Iran. His close connection with the largely anti-Iran organization American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is well known. Despite Obama's seeming change in course on Iran, Ross continues to endanger the U.S. and the Middle East by pursuing the hostile neoconservative agenda on Iran active in the Bush Administration. William Beeman, MINNEAPOLIS...
...childhood. He revealed that his father would tease him about his pimples and even beat him. Jackson said his father was "very hard" and that he was "frightened" of him. In the same interview, he referred to his mother as "wonderful" and "perfection." (See pictures of Jackson's final days...
...first report, that 50 or so graves had been disturbed at the historic Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Ill. - the final resting place of civil rights icon Emmett Till and singer Dinah Washington - was grotesque. But by week's end, the macabre tally had grown: nearly 300 graves, possibly more, were destroyed in an apparent grave-resale scheme that took in an as-yet-unknown amount of money. Now questions remain as to how this scandal happened and what must be done to prevent a recurrence...
...Michael Jackson's reigning final show - Tuesday's world-televised memorial - cost estimates came in significantly less than expected. But the question remains: who's going to pick up the tab? The city of Los Angeles spent about $1.4 million on all aspects of the memorial, city officials announced yesterday. This includes cleanup, traffic-diversion costs and overtime pay for the more than 4,000 police officers asked to secure various venues. That's good news in view of the $2.5 million - $4 million estimates, and it's less than June's Los Angeles Lakers' pride parade, which cost...
...Meanwhile, the location of Michael Jackson's remains and where they will ultimately end up are also unanswered questions. Jackson's gold-plated coffin was on view July 7 on the floor of the Staples Center. Now contradictory media reports have the body headed for its final resting place at either Forest Lawn Cemetery or Michael's Neverland ranch...