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The House of Representatives on Friday – initiated by members of the Congressional Black Caucus – observed a moment of silence to mourn the death of Michael Jackson. Reps. Diane Watson (D-Calif.) and Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) said a few words about Jackson before calling on the Congress to rise and honor his memory. "Madam Speaker, if there is a God — and I believe there is — and that God distributes grace and mercy and talent to all his children, on Aug. 29, 1958, he touched Gary, Ind.," said Jackson. Jackson said the singer's "heart couldn't get any bigger," adding: "I come to the floor today on behalf of a generation to thank God for living in his era." Across town at the White House, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was asked how President Obama reacted to Jackson's passing. "Look, he said to me that obviously Michael... [read full story]
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