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Michael Jackson memorial cost LA $1.4 million
AP, Jul 9, 2009 5:00 am PDT
Los Angeles spent $1.4 million to provide security, traffic control and other services for Michael Jackson's memorial service, city officials said as they looked for ways to have others help the financially troubled city pick up the bill.The amount included $1.1 million in overtime pay for the 4,173 officers who worked to secure Staples Center, Forest Lawn cemetery and other areas that attracted fans and members of the media, the Police Department said in a statement.
City officials said Wednesday that the remaining amount covered traffic control, cleanup and other costs related to Tuesday's public memorial service, which was attended by a total of more than 17,000 fans and watched by tens of millions of people around the world.
Matt Szabo, a spokesman for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, hailed the tally a success. He said it was "far less" than the initial estimate of $4 million.
Nonetheless, city attorney Carmen Trutanich said his office was investigating how the city can legally press third parties to pick up at least some of the tab.
Trutanich aims to have a report ready for the City Council by Friday, said spokesman John Franklin.
The city has also set up a Web site urging fans to make tax-deductible donations through credit cards, PayPal or check to help defray costs.
Fuck Michael Jackson, Fuck Steve McNair, Fuck that abortion doctor, Fuck Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, Fuck Congress, Fuck Hillary Clinton, Fuck Bill Clinton, Fuck ignorant liberals, and mostly right now, FUCK OBAMA.
by the way, what kind of joke is that ad at the top of the screen? out of 3 seperate ads, one is about saddam obama, and the other 2 are about -- you guessed it -- MICHAEL child rapist JACKSON.
6 feet under wouldn't do these fools justice, lets hand them over to the afghans or the north koreans...
...yup! from a state that is bankrupt. I used to say that I'm just going to watch it all melt down around me, and then maybe we'll get to the point where fiscal responsibility is a demand. But, I see the way Michigan is doing things, and it discourages me.
I dont know. Housing prices are going down, and thats not good. But it will help me find a good house to buy next year when its time for me to buy again.
Fuck Michael Jackson, Fuck Steve McNair, Fuck that abortion doctor, Fuck Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, Fuck Congress, Fuck Hillary Clinton, Fuck Bill Clinton, Fuck ignorant liberals, and mostly right now, FUCK OBAMA.
by the way, what kind of joke is that ad at the top of the screen? out of 3 seperate ads, one is about saddam obama, and the other 2 are about -- you guessed it -- MICHAEL child rapist JACKSON.
6 feet under wouldn't do these fools justice, lets hand them over to the afghans or the north koreans...
wow, you're a fuckin retard
and who the fuck are you to talk shit about bbows? he's HOF, you aint shit
and who the fuck are you to talk shit about bbows? he's HOF, you aint shit
who the fuck am I?
get the fuck out of here.
I'm a hard working american citizen that pays my taxes. I have a freedom, the ability to speak my mind...and my mind doesn't appreciate these fools attempting to take my constitutional rights away.
Thats all you need to know about me. Also, people don't need money and fame to "be somebody", so maybe its you thats the "retard". I'm fine with where I'm at, are you?
F^^K Michael Jackson!!! 
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