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Michael Jackson's sister Latoya believes King of pop was murdered and justice will be served

Michael Jackson's sister La Toya believes her brother was murdered. 

"I am thankful to the investigators for uncovering the truth to the world," she said in the statement released Tuesday to ABC News. "And I look forward to the day that justice will be served to all the parties involved in my brother's homicide."

La Toya Jackson, 53, spoke out a day after it was revealed that the Los Angeles County Coroner ruled the King of Pop's death a homicide.

A shocking police affidavit described the details of the tormented superstar's last night alive - and revealed Jacko's personal doctor injected him with "lethal levels" of the dangerous anesthetic propofol.

Dr. Conrad Murray has been the chief target of a manslaughter investigation into his death but has not been charged. 

The homicide ruling makes it likely that the physician could soon face charges.

A Jackson family lawyer, Londell McMillan, said the reports reaffirm the "very sad reality that there was a tragic and gross violation of duty and care for Michael Jackson."

The affidavit from LAPD Detective Orlando Martinez included Murray's admission to cops that he plied the superstar with an array of powerful sedatives before his death on June 25.

It also revealed new details about Jackson's last hours - and what happened after Murray discovered he had stopped breathing.

Some of the first people Murray called after the singer died were Jackson's oldest son, 12-year-old Prince Michael, and an aide, Michael Emir Williams, according to the affidavit.

Murray's attorney Ed Chernoff dismissed the affidavit, which was included in the search warrant for Murray's offices in Houston and Las Vegas last month, as a "police theory." 

He said Murray never told cops he found Jackson not breathing at 11 a.m. or waited just 10 minutes after administering propofol before leaving to attend to personal business.

In fact, Murray never told cops he left Jackson's side to make personal phone calls, the attorney said.

The affidavit said:

* Murray treated Jackson for insomnia for six weeks and admitted giving him nightly intravenous doses of 50 milligrams of propofol.

* Jackson, 50, had been given propofol by other doctors and referred to it as "milk."

* Jackson had also taken lidocaine, which he referred to as "anti-burn" and is a drug used to restore heart rhythms.

* Jackson was prescribed drugs under various aliases ranging from Jack London to Bryan Singleton and had meds he used prescribed to members of his entourage.

Murray, in the affidavit, claimed he feared Jackson was getting hooked on propofol so he began lowering the dosage and mixing in other powerful sedatives like lorazepam and midazolam.

Two days before Jackson's death, the doctor gave the singer only the substitute sedatives, he insisted.

On the day Jackson collapsed and died, Murray first gave Jackson Valium - known generically as diazepam - at 1:30 a.m. When that didn't work, the doctor said, he injected lorazepam intravenously at 2 a.m.

Within an hour, Jackson was still awake, so Murray said he gave him midazolam.

Still, Jackson could not sleep.

Over the next hours, Murray said, he plied the singer with various other sedatives.

Finally, at 10:40 a.m., Murray caved in after Jackson asked for the "milk."
And Jackson was doomed.

Once the pop star was asleep, Murray told cops he left "to go to the rest room" and left Jackson alone for "two minutes maximum," according to the document.

Murray has insisted - ever since Jackson was found unconscious eight weeks ago at his rente Los Angeles mansion - that he did nothing wrong. In a video last week, he said he "told the truth and I have faith the truth will prevail."

A search of "Jackson's bedside revealed numerous bottles of medications" prescribed by Murray, the singer's dermatologist, Dr. Arnold Klein, and other doctors, the affidavit states.

Midazolam

Michael Jackson's sister Latoya believes King of pop was murdered and justice will be served

Michael Jackson's sister La Toya believes her brother was murdered. 

"I am thankful to the investigators for uncovering the truth to the world," she said in the statement released Tuesday to ABC News. "And I look forward to the day that justice will be served to all the parties involved in my brother's homicide."

La Toya Jackson, 53, spoke out a day after it was revealed that the Los Angeles County Coroner ruled the King of Pop's death a homicide.

A shocking police affidavit described the details of the tormented superstar's last night alive - and revealed Jacko's personal doctor injected him with "lethal levels" of the dangerous anesthetic propofol.

Dr. Conrad Murray has been the chief target of a manslaughter investigation into his death but has not been charged. 

The homicide ruling makes it likely that the physician could soon face charges.

A Jackson family lawyer, Londell McMillan, said the reports reaffirm the "very sad reality that there was a tragic and gross violation of duty and care for Michael Jackson."

The affidavit from LAPD Detective Orlando Martinez included Murray's admission to cops that he plied the superstar with an array of powerful sedatives before his death on June 25.

It also revealed new details about Jackson's last hours - and what happened after Murray discovered he had stopped breathing.

Some of the first people Murray called after the singer died were Jackson's oldest son, 12-year-old Prince Michael, and an aide, Michael Emir Williams, according to the affidavit.

Murray's attorney Ed Chernoff dismissed the affidavit, which was included in the search warrant for Murray's offices in Houston and Las Vegas last month, as a "police theory." 

He said Murray never told cops he found Jackson not breathing at 11 a.m. or waited just 10 minutes after administering propofol before leaving to attend to personal business.

In fact, Murray never told cops he left Jackson's side to make personal phone calls, the attorney said.

The affidavit said:

* Murray treated Jackson for insomnia for six weeks and admitted giving him nightly intravenous doses of 50 milligrams of propofol.

* Jackson, 50, had been given propofol by other doctors and referred to it as "milk."

* Jackson had also taken lidocaine, which he referred to as "anti-burn" and is a drug used to restore heart rhythms.

* Jackson was prescribed drugs under various aliases ranging from Jack London to Bryan Singleton and had meds he used prescribed to members of his entourage.

Murray, in the affidavit, claimed he feared Jackson was getting hooked on propofol so he began lowering the dosage and mixing in other powerful sedatives like lorazepam and midazolam.

Two days before Jackson's death, the doctor gave the singer only the substitute sedatives, he insisted.

On the day Jackson collapsed and died, Murray first gave Jackson Valium - known generically as diazepam - at 1:30 a.m. When that didn't work, the doctor said, he injected lorazepam intravenously at 2 a.m.

Within an hour, Jackson was still awake, so Murray said he gave him midazolam.

Still, Jackson could not sleep.

Over the next hours, Murray said, he plied the singer with various other sedatives.

Finally, at 10:40 a.m., Murray caved in after Jackson asked for the "milk."
And Jackson was doomed.

Once the pop star was asleep, Murray told cops he left "to go to the rest room" and left Jackson alone for "two minutes maximum," according to the document.

Murray has insisted - ever since Jackson was found unconscious eight weeks ago at his rente Los Angeles mansion - that he did nothing wrong. In a video last week, he said he "told the truth and I have faith the truth will prevail."

A search of "Jackson's bedside revealed numerous bottles of medications" prescribed by Murray, the singer's dermatologist, Dr. Arnold Klein, and other doctors, the affidavit states.

Midazolam

Michael Jackson's sister Latoya believes King of pop was murdered and justice will be served

Michael Jackson's sister La Toya believes her brother was murdered. 

"I am thankful to the investigators for uncovering the truth to the world," she said in the statement released Tuesday to ABC News. "And I look forward to the day that justice will be served to all the parties involved in my brother's homicide."

La Toya Jackson, 53, spoke out a day after it was revealed that the Los Angeles County Coroner ruled the King of Pop's death a homicide.

A shocking police affidavit described the details of the tormented superstar's last night alive - and revealed Jacko's personal doctor injected him with "lethal levels" of the dangerous anesthetic propofol.

Dr. Conrad Murray has been the chief target of a manslaughter investigation into his death but has not been charged. 

The homicide ruling makes it likely that the physician could soon face charges.

A Jackson family lawyer, Londell McMillan, said the reports reaffirm the "very sad reality that there was a tragic and gross violation of duty and care for Michael Jackson."

The affidavit from LAPD Detective Orlando Martinez included Murray's admission to cops that he plied the superstar with an array of powerful sedatives before his death on June 25.

It also revealed new details about Jackson's last hours - and what happened after Murray discovered he had stopped breathing.

Some of the first people Murray called after the singer died were Jackson's oldest son, 12-year-old Prince Michael, and an aide, Michael Emir Williams, according to the affidavit.

Murray's attorney Ed Chernoff dismissed the affidavit, which was included in the search warrant for Murray's offices in Houston and Las Vegas last month, as a "police theory." 

He said Murray never told cops he found Jackson not breathing at 11 a.m. or waited just 10 minutes after administering propofol before leaving to attend to personal business.

In fact, Murray never told cops he left Jackson's side to make personal phone calls, the attorney said.

The affidavit said:

* Murray treated Jackson for insomnia for six weeks and admitted giving him nightly intravenous doses of 50 milligrams of propofol.

* Jackson, 50, had been given propofol by other doctors and referred to it as "milk."

* Jackson had also taken lidocaine, which he referred to as "anti-burn" and is a drug used to restore heart rhythms.

* Jackson was prescribed drugs under various aliases ranging from Jack London to Bryan Singleton and had meds he used prescribed to members of his entourage.

Murray, in the affidavit, claimed he feared Jackson was getting hooked on propofol so he began lowering the dosage and mixing in other powerful sedatives like lorazepam and midazolam.

Two days before Jackson's death, the doctor gave the singer only the substitute sedatives, he insisted.

On the day Jackson collapsed and died, Murray first gave Jackson Valium - known generically as diazepam - at 1:30 a.m. When that didn't work, the doctor said, he injected lorazepam intravenously at 2 a.m.

Within an hour, Jackson was still awake, so Murray said he gave him midazolam.

Still, Jackson could not sleep.

Over the next hours, Murray said, he plied the singer with various other sedatives.

Finally, at 10:40 a.m., Murray caved in after Jackson asked for the "milk."
And Jackson was doomed.

Once the pop star was asleep, Murray told cops he left "to go to the rest room" and left Jackson alone for "two minutes maximum," according to the document.

Murray has insisted - ever since Jackson was found unconscious eight weeks ago at his rente Los Angeles mansion - that he did nothing wrong. In a video last week, he said he "told the truth and I have faith the truth will prevail."

A search of "Jackson's bedside revealed numerous bottles of medications" prescribed by Murray, the singer's dermatologist, Dr. Arnold Klein, and other doctors, the affidavit states.

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Wilcom the greatest band that never gets played on the radio a profile

Wilco’s mythology is that they are the greatest band that never gets played on the radio. The Chicago-based, all-American band is popular on college campuses around the US. And if you asked a room full of music critics to list the greatest American rock bands performing today, chances are a large majority of them would have Wilco on their list.

If you’ve never heard of Wilco, or can’t quite think of any of their greatest hits, you can’t blame the band, they’ve been putting out their unique brand of music for 15 years, play to sold-out audiences, have won two Grammy awards, and sold more than 4 million albums. But Wilco has always been a band just under the radar - while a favorite of critics and big on college campuses, they've never cracked Top 40 radio.

The name Wilco comes from a voice procedure ‘wilco’ meaning ‘will comply’. Wilco was formed in 1994, and they use elements of alternative and classic pop in their songs. The band was formed following the break-up of a country music group Uncle Tupelo, and the only original members left are Jeff Tweedy, lead singer and John Stirratt, bassist.

Not one for false modesty, Jeff Tweedy said, "We would be happy to be the second greatest band that does get played on the radio." And he just might get his wish - Wilco’s new album is their fastest seller ever, and the band notched its first # 1 song in early August with You Never Know.

wilco

Wilcom the greatest band that never gets played on the radio a profile

Wilco’s mythology is that they are the greatest band that never gets played on the radio. The Chicago-based, all-American band is popular on college campuses around the US. And if you asked a room full of music critics to list the greatest American rock bands performing today, chances are a large majority of them would have Wilco on their list.

If you’ve never heard of Wilco, or can’t quite think of any of their greatest hits, you can’t blame the band, they’ve been putting out their unique brand of music for 15 years, play to sold-out audiences, have won two Grammy awards, and sold more than 4 million albums. But Wilco has always been a band just under the radar - while a favorite of critics and big on college campuses, they've never cracked Top 40 radio.

The name Wilco comes from a voice procedure ‘wilco’ meaning ‘will comply’. Wilco was formed in 1994, and they use elements of alternative and classic pop in their songs. The band was formed following the break-up of a country music group Uncle Tupelo, and the only original members left are Jeff Tweedy, lead singer and John Stirratt, bassist.

Not one for false modesty, Jeff Tweedy said, "We would be happy to be the second greatest band that does get played on the radio." And he just might get his wish - Wilco’s new album is their fastest seller ever, and the band notched its first # 1 song in early August with You Never Know.

wilco

Wilcom the greatest band that never gets played on the radio a profile

Wilco’s mythology is that they are the greatest band that never gets played on the radio. The Chicago-based, all-American band is popular on college campuses around the US. And if you asked a room full of music critics to list the greatest American rock bands performing today, chances are a large majority of them would have Wilco on their list.

If you’ve never heard of Wilco, or can’t quite think of any of their greatest hits, you can’t blame the band, they’ve been putting out their unique brand of music for 15 years, play to sold-out audiences, have won two Grammy awards, and sold more than 4 million albums. But Wilco has always been a band just under the radar - while a favorite of critics and big on college campuses, they've never cracked Top 40 radio.

The name Wilco comes from a voice procedure ‘wilco’ meaning ‘will comply’. Wilco was formed in 1994, and they use elements of alternative and classic pop in their songs. The band was formed following the break-up of a country music group Uncle Tupelo, and the only original members left are Jeff Tweedy, lead singer and John Stirratt, bassist.

Not one for false modesty, Jeff Tweedy said, "We would be happy to be the second greatest band that does get played on the radio." And he just might get his wish - Wilco’s new album is their fastest seller ever, and the band notched its first # 1 song in early August with You Never Know.

Rocket Launch May Be Delayed to Next Month

GOHEUNG, South Jeolla Province ― South Korean attempts for its very first space launch may be delayed to September, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said Thursday.

In a news conference at the Naro Space Center, Vice Science Minister Kim Jung-hyun said a software malfunction related to a high-pressure tank regulating valves inside the rocket engine caused the countdown to be aborted.

Although engineers at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), the country's space agency, said that it was a relatively minor problem, they also said it could take as much as three days to analyze and fix the glitch.

Korean and Russian scientists and engineers are currently analyzing the software problem.

Should the adjustment process take any longer, the KSLV-1 launch could be moved to September, considering that the current "launch window" will be good only until Aug. 26.

"It would be great if we can find a way to pull off the launch before Aug. 26. But the priority is investigating the software problems, adjusting them, checking the condition of the rocket and ground launch equipment, and also the weather conditions," Kim said.

The rocket was taken down from the launch pad, where it had been standing since Monday.

and moved back to the assembly complex, over concerns that weather conditions might adversely affect it.

Should the KSLV-1 be cleared for a second launch attempt, the engineers at the will move the rocket back to the launch pad and conduct another technical rehearsal a day ahead of the liftoff to check the machinery and electronic systems, a process that will take two days at least.

"To fix the software, we have decided that it would be better to take the rocket back to the assembly complex, where we can provide a better environment for heat and air control," said KARI President Lee Ju-jin.

"There will be no need to separate the upper stage of the two-stage rocket from the lower assembly."

The 33-meter, 140-ton KSLV-1 was a result of $403-million investment and generates a thrust of 170 tons. The Russians engineered and designed the KSLV-1 first stage, which contains the rocket engine and liquid-fuel propulsion system. The second stage of the rocket, which will carry the Science Technology Satellite No. 2 (STSAT-2), is a work of domestic technology.