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Michael Jackson, the Pop singer's death has served as a cultural opiate. Jackson's memorial service will start at 10 a.m. after that star-studded event starring Lionel Richie, John Mayer, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Brooke Shields and Martin Luther King III is covered live by all the major network news anchors.

Some 1.6 million people registered for a chance to receive 8,750 pairs of tickets to attend Michael Jackson's memorial service at the Staples Center on Tuesday but if you can't go to the memorial, you can still watch the Michel Jackson's Memorial Funeral Live online. several Web sites plan to provide live streaming video of the event.

Here's a sampling of the Web sites that plan to offer live streams from the service, which begins at 10 a.m. PDT:

News sites
CBSNews.com, which is owned by CNET parent CBS, plans to stream video provided by Los Angeles-based CBS station KCBS, as well as other sources. TV.com, also a CBS property, plans to stream the CBSNews.com content as well.

CNN plans to stream the memorial service with hosts Anderson Cooper, Larry King, Don Lemon, and Soledad O'Brien.

ABCNews.com plans to stream live with commentary from Charles Gibson.

Fox News' live stream will be hosted by Shepard Smith, with Greta Van Susteren and Megyn Kelly providing live reports from the scene.

Video and social networking
Hulu, which by nature of being one of the most popular video Web sites may be one of the best-prepared sites to handle the load, plans to stream the Fox News feed.

MySpace members will have access to a live stream provided by entertainment titan AEG, which owns the Staples Center and was underwriting the planned Jackson tour.

Facebook members will have access to CNN Live feed thanks to a partnership with the TV news channel.

SprintTV - If you are a sprint customer and have a SprintTV Live service, you will be able to watch Live Coverage of Michael Jackson Memorial on your mobile for free.

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