In a statement posted on his Web site on Sunday, [Michael] Jackson said he could not have made it through "without God, my children, my family and you, my fans."
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On the day of the verdict, a posting on the same Web site showed a hand giving the V for victory sign as the words "The truth runs marathons" scrolled across the screen.
The site also described the verdict as a historic moment and compared it to such events as the fall of the Berlin Wall and the release from prison of South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.
