Jackson’s time in D.C. devolved from honors

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In an era of pop stars clamoring for political clout, Michael Jackson’s early visits to Washington were almost always about the music.

The Jackson 5 in their earliest days brought their act to D.C. as they worked the black nightclub circuit in the 1960s, according to Jackson 5 fan Web sites.

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