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  • January 2008

    • King's Church Rings With Praise

      Associated Press  |  Jan 21, 08 3:04 PM CST

      King's Church Rings With Praise

      (Newser) - The Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached his message of racial equality rang with praise today for the slain civil rights leader, reports the AP. Hundreds of notables, including Bill Clinton, Mike Huckabee, and Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, crammed into Ebenezer Baptist Church. "King's legacy gives light to our hopes, permission to our aspirations, and relevance to our dreams," said Franklin. More »

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      Bill Clinton  • Mike Huckabee  • African Americans  • civil rights  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • Ebenezer Baptist Church  • Shirley Franklin  • racial equality

    • Obama: The Gloves Come Off

      Politico  |  Jan 21, 08 6:42 AM CST

      Obama: The Gloves Come Off

      (Newser) - Barack Obama is ratcheting up the aggression in his campaign, lashing Bill and Hillary Clinton both for “unbelievable falsehoods” about his stance on Iraq and his praise for Ronald Reagan. The new tone was evident in appearances yesterday and in an interview aired this morning on "Good Morning America" in which he said the former president "has taken his advocacy on behalf of his wife to a level that I think is pretty troubling.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Bill Clinton  • Nevada  • Ronald Reagan  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • Good Morning America  • Ebenezer Baptist Church

    • Obama Visits MLK's Church

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jan 20, 08 7:50 PM CST

      Obama Visits MLK's Church

      (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. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • civil rights  • Atlanta  • Martin Luther King Jr.  • African-American voters  • Harlem  • Ebenezer Baptist Church

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