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Rodney King Dead

An investigator leaves Rodney King's home in Rialto, Calif., Sunday, June 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Autopsy set for today for Rodney King

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - An autopsy is scheduled for today for Rodney King, who's beating in Los Angeles in 1991 led to the nation's worst race riots...
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Twitter reacts to Rodney King's death

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Twitter reactions to the death of Rodney King at age 47.
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FLASHBACK: Rodney King says support 'kept him alive'

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After his interview on MSNBC's "The Last Word" on April 25th, discussing the 20th anniversary of the L.A. riots, Rodney King thanked those who have supported him over the years...
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Sharpton: Rodney King a 'symbol of civil rights'

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NEW YORK - On the day he planned to lead a march against a controversial police practice in New York, Rev. Al Sharpton commented on the death of Rodney King, a man he called 'symbol of civil rights'...
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Rodney King found dead at age 47

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theGRIO REPORT - Rodney King, whose videotaped beating shook the world in 1991, is dead at age 47, NBC News has confirmed.
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