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    Others, like Zhenya Iordanskaya, 23, speak English, but she says she did not speak the language when she was 8-years-old and first heard Jackson's record, "Black or White." "The faces of all the different people really inspired me. And the fact that he dealt with ... issues, you really have to give him credit for that" she said Alexandra Belayeva, 20, said became a fan three years ago. Full Article at United Press International
    The faces of all the different people really inspired me. And the fact that he dealt with ... issues, you really have to give him credit for that
    SOURCE: United Press International 4 months ago
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  1. I really got into him as a person
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