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Whitney leaves a void

Published:Monday | February 13, 2012 | 12:00 AM

CHICAGO (AP):

The Reverend Jesse Jackson says Whitney Houston was one of the outstanding voices of our time.

The Chicago civil-rights leader said yesterday that he was praying for her family, including Houston's gospel singer mother, Cissy Houston.

Jackson says there's a void in the music world.

Whitney Houston died Saturday on the eve of the Grammy Awards. She had been expected to attend a pre-Grammy gala but was found dead hours before the event. Paramedics attempted to revive Houston, but were unsuccessful. She was 48.

Houston's publicist says the cause of death is unknown.