Fans face long odds for Jackson memorial tickets

Mash Get - 4th Jul 2009

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Michael Jackson: LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- 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. By 5:30 p.m. PT (9:30 p.m. ET) Friday, seven hours since the lottery's announcement, more than half a million people had registered to snag a pair of tickets to the ceremony at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, according to Jackson family spokesman Ken... Read full story at Mash Get

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