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VIDEO: Whitney Houston's Funeral Shines Spotlight on Newark

City officials say Houston shed positive light on city

All eyes were on Newark Saturday when the city's own pop princess, Whitney Houston, came home for the last time.

Following the more than three-hour funeral service  at New Hope Baptist Church, city officials told local reporters Houston was a source of pride to a city often tainted with crime and poverty.

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