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• Whitney Houston's mom says she's proud of her

  Cissy Houston says in her first interview since daughter Whitney's death that she's "very proud" of her and did the best she could raising her.

• Whitney Houston's voice still soars

  After all the testimonials from relatives and friends, the songs from legends and pop stars, the preaching and even laughter, the raw emotion of Whitney Houston's funeral came down to just one moment: The sound of her own voice.

• Whitney Houston's voice soars at hometown funeral

  After all the testimonials from relatives and friends, the songs from legends and pop stars, the preaching and even laughter, the raw emotion of Whitney Houston's funeral came down to just one moment: The sound of her own voice.

• Houston voice soars at NJ hometown funeral

  The best voices of a generation all paid tribute to her. But in the end, the most powerful voice at Whitney Houston's funeral was her own.

• Franklin not expected to attend Houston funeral

  Aretha Franklin is no longer planning to sing at the funeral for Whitney Houston.

• Whitney Houston remembered at NJ hometown funeral

  Clapping hands and swaying to gospel hymns in the church where Whitney Houston's powerful voice once wowed her congregation, the biggest names in entertainment sang along with the choir to remember the pop superstar at her hometown funeral Saturday.

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  Whitney Houston remembered at N.J. hometown funeral

  Clapping hands and swaying to gospel hymns in the church where Whitney Houston's powerful voice once wowed her congregation, the biggest names in entertainment sang along with the choir to remember the pop superstar at her hometown funeral Saturday.

• Funeral begins as mourners say goodbye to Houston

  Clapping hands and swaying to gospel hymns in the church where Whitney Houston's powerful voice once wowed her congregation, the biggest names in entertainment sang along with the choir to remember the pop superstar at her hometown funeral Saturday.

• Fans are gathering in NJ to say goodbye to Houston

  Pockets of fans are gathering as close as they can get to the church where Whitney Houston's funeral will be held in her New Jersey hometown.

• Family and friends gather for Houston goodbye

  To the world, Whitney Houston was the pop queen with the perfect voice, the dazzling diva with regal beauty, a troubled superstar suffering from addiction and, finally, another victim of the dark side of fame.

• Family and friends to gather for Houston goodbye

  Whitney Houston's flower-covered casket arrived Saturday at the church where her powerful voice first wowed a congregation as family made final preparations to remember the pop superstar in her hometown.

• Guests begin arriving for Houston funeral in NJ

  Guests are arriving at the private funeral for Whitney Houston in her New Jersey hometown.

• Houston's casket arrives at NJ church for funeral

  The hearse carrying Whitney Houston's casket has arrived at the New Jersey church where her funeral is being held.

• Guests arrive to say goodbye to Houston in NJ

  Whitney Houston's flower-covered casket arrived Saturday at the church where her powerful voice first wowed the congregation, as the biggest names in entertainment solemnly filed in to remember the pop superstar in her hometown.

• Loss amid normalcy at hotel where Whitney died

  As the soulful funeral of Whitney Houston played out a continent away, it was largely business as usual at the glamorous place where the singer died one week earlier. Yet from the fourth floor to the sidewalk out front, a sense of loss prevailed Saturday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

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