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There is some new information this morning on Michael Jackson's death. The cardiologist who was with the singer when he collapsed spoke with L.A. police detectives for about three hours yesterday. Meanwhile Jackson's family spent the afternoon at his rented estate in Holmby Hills. Two moving vans also showed up, one left with items from the home. Now autopsy results are inconclusive at this point and we're told more tests could take weeks and we are now hearing that the family wants a second private autopsy. As for the singer's three children they are with their grandmother Katherine Jackson. Potential guardians could be named in Jackson's will which hasn't been made public as of yet.
Los Angeles detectives say they have interviewed Michael Jackson's personal doctor Conrad Murray, they said that interview was extensive. This happened yesterday. They say he gave them key information that could help them figure out what happened when Jackson died. Detectives, however, not commenting publicly about what they learned from the doctor. Murray's attorney says his client is not a suspect.
The Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, he is the supreme leader of Iran. He came out with a statement calling for unity. This after days of demonstrations, some deadly crackdowns, the arrests of hundreds of opposition members and the ongoing complaints by opposition candidates that the June 12th presidential elections were rigged. Of course according to the official statements by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the past that election was a victory for his ally Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Now let me move us to another subject that is very important right now is the detention of eight staff members, eight local staff members working for the British embassy in Tehran. The British foreign office, the top diplomat of England, David Miliband he has come out calling this detention unacceptable. Since those June 12th elections, the Iranian government has repeatedly accused Britain and other western countries including the US of supporting these demonstrators and inciting divisions in Iranian society.
US troops are due to be out of the cities and towns of Iraq by Tuesday. It's the next step in the process of pulling US forces out of the country. The move is part of a security agreement struck between the Iraqi government and the Bush administration. (www.hXen.com)