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Obamas Celebrate MLK's Birthday At Historic Washington Church

AP | By Stacy A. Anderson | Posted 01.15.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and his family have celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday at morning worship service. Obama, his wife, Mi...

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Obama Talks Jobs, Economy, Wall Street Protests In MLK Memorial Speech: 'I Know We Will Overcome'

AP/The Huffington Post | STACY A. ANDERSON | Posted 12.16.2011

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By STACY A. ANDERSON, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama saluted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday as a man who "stirre...

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Five Things You Probably Did Not Know About Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Tavis Smiley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Given the escalation of the conflict in Vietnam, in his "Beyond Vietnam" speech King christened America as "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today." Almost 45 years later, Obama is arguing the notion of "just war."

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McCain Pays MLK Tribute In GOP Donor Rich Memphis

Nancy Watzman | Posted 05.25.2011

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This area is also home to the headquarters of Federal Express, whose CEO, Frederick Smith, is a McCain finance co-chair--and reportedly a possible candidate to run as vice president on the ticket with McCain.

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WaPo Op-Ed: "Another Angry Black Preacher"

Washington Post | E.J. Dionne Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Let's ask the hard question about the Rev. Jeremiah Wright: Is he as far outside the African American mainstream as many of us would like to think?......

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