Doctor condition: Michael Jackson's doc always at side by pop ...

Michael Jackson insisted the doctor who treated him in his final hours be hired as his full-time personal physician as he prepared for his upcoming concert tour, it was learned yesterday.

Randy Phillips, president and CEO of concert promoter AEG LIVE, said it was "almost a contractual condition" that Jackson have Dr. Conrad Murray at his side in the U.S. and abroad.

Phillips said when Jackson asked that Murray be his personal doctor, AEG officials told him "some of the best doctors in the world are in London. . . and wouldn't it make sense" to hire someone to be on call, as opposed to someone at his side full-time.

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