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Obama Visits MLK's Church

Senator speaks of 'empathy deficit' as Clinton campaigns in Harlem

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(Newser) – On the eve of Martin Luther King, Jr. day, Barack Obama visited the civil rights leader’s old church and repeated his mantra of unity, the Chicago Tribune reports. “If enough Americans were awakened to the injustice,” Obama said, “if they joined together, then perhaps that wall would come tumbling down." Atlanta's mayor attended the event, which coincided with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's endorsement of Obama.

Fresh from yesterday’s narrow Nevada caucus loss, Obama quoted Bible verses and urged the nation to close its “empathy deficit.” Hillary Clinton also played to a church crowd today while campaigning in Harlem. Both candidates hope African-Americans and Hispanics will power them to victories in upcoming state votes. Bill Clinton and Mike Huckabee will also court black voters at Dr. King’s church tomorrow.

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., points to a questioner as she stands with Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts outside the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York's Harlem section Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008. Butts endorsed Clinton's candidacy during a news conference after church services. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., points to a questioner as she stands with Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts outside the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York's Harlem section...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks as Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts listens, leftl at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks as Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts listens, leftl at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., center, links arms with Rev. Rafael Warnock, left, and associate pastor Shannon Jones as they sing
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., center, links arms with Rev. Rafael Warnock, left, and associate pastor Shannon Jones as they sing "We Shall Overcome" during a church service...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during the Sunday morning church service at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga., Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during the Sunday morning church service at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga., Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., speaks from the pulpit during a church service at Ebenezer Baptist Church Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., speaks from the pulpit during a church service at Ebenezer Baptist Church Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)   (Associated Press)
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