>>http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/11/showbiz/whitney-houston-dead/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
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>>Sad. She was really talented.
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>Talented, as in one of the best vocalists of all time.
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>I'm not religious at all, but that woman had a God-given voice.
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>A terrible loss.

Agreed. Here is an article that is striking in the broad spectrum of commentators. It's hard to believe these people would all agree on anything.

http://www.hlntv.com/article/2012/02/11/celebrity-reaction-whitney-houstons-death?hpt=hp_t1&hpt=hp_c2

I pulled some of her CDs out of the rack to go into heavy rotation in the car, along with some by Billie Holiday. And set the TV recorder for the Grammys, which I have not watched in years.