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The Lucky Few: Researcher Shines Light on Forgotten Generation (Newswise)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:16:51 GMT

John McCain, Elvis Presley, Gloria Steinem and Martin Luther King Jr. took different paths in life, but they were all lucky.

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Protest Police Murders in Oakland and Berkeley (Indybay newswire)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:34:57 GMT

Ashby Ave. at Martin Luther King Way in Berkeley (Ashby BART) followed by a march to the Berkeley Police Station.

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There was a time when the church was very powerful (DashHouse.com)

dsd@DashHouse.com (Darryl Dash) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:35:59 GMT

Good to hear Tim Keller at Redeemer again after his summer break. Keller quoted from Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from a Birmingham Jail in last Sunday's sermon. Definitely worth reading. There was a time when the church was very...

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BEN'S CHILI BOWL (CITY DESK)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:25:00 GMT

It was the summer of 1958. Eisenhower was president. Federal troops were ordered into Little Rock to integrate public schools. Explorer I was launched, as was NASA. The first-ever Grammy Awards were given, and Ella Fitzgerald won two of them. 1958 was the year Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. published his first book, Stride Towards Freedom. Griffith Stadium was home to the Washington...

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CUM ULLA SELLA IN PUGNO TABERNA* (The War on Guns)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:56:00 GMT

We've talked about this obnoxious, abrasive, unfunny and contemptible POS punk before: Dear Revs. Jackson and Sharpton : I am outraged by Comedy Central allowing Lewis Black to exploit the images of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X in their "Root of All Evil" program. To use their heads as shooting gallery targets, along with John and Bobby Kennedy , goes beyond poor taste....

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Two King children are sued by center (It's My Mind)

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:59:50 GMT

This story is turning into a mess, though I'm not ready to say nasty yet. AP : Two of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s children have been sued by the institution their mother founded —- the latest chapter in a family drama that has become increasingly public in recent years. In the suit filed on Monday, Dexter King said his siblings have established foundations that compete...

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Dexter Returns Fire (Rhymes With Snitch)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:24:00 GMT

Remember back in July when Bernice and Martin King III sued their brother Dexter claiming he was mishandling funds from the Martin Luther King Jr. estate? Well Dexter launched a suit of his own against Bernice and Martin III. Dexter's suit accuses Martin III and Bernice of establishing foundations in direct competition with The King Center and...

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The American presidential race: (The Economist)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:47:15 GMT

Barack Obama still has a lot to do ON AUGUST 28th, barring some dark manoeuvre by seething Clintonistas, Barack Obama will accept the Democratic nomination for the presidency. Forty-five years to the day after Martin Luther King spoke of his dream, America will take a giant leap towards the realisation of that great call for justice. Hundreds of millions will watch, and be moved;...

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Idolator Demands: Bring Back "The T.A.M.I. Show"! [Pleas, Pleas, Pleas] (Idolator)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:31:57 GMT

This past weekend I picked up I Got the Feelin': James Brown in the '60s , a three-DVD set on Shout! Factory featuring a documentary about Brown's legendary Boston concert the night of Martin Luther King's murder, footage of that same show, and Man to Man , a 1968 TV special shot in concert at Harlem's Apollo Theater, with which Brown had some familiarity . The latter occupies...

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King High band shares journals from trip to Beijing (Detroit Free Press)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:47:00 GMT

Detroit's Martin Luther King Senior High band performed twice last week in China at youth cultural exchange programs during the Olympics. The Marching Crusaders were the only American high school band to make the trip.

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Off-Duty Tampa Fire Rescue Driver Charged With DUI (Tampa Bay Online)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:00:00 GMT

An off-duty Tampa Fire Rescue driver was arrested early this morning on charges he was driving while intoxicated. Rodney Shelby Brown, 47, was arrested by Hillsborough County deputies at McIntosh Road and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard about midnight.

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Man shot seven times in car (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:25:00 GMT

A man was shot seven times while in a car at Gilbert Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive about 9 p.m. Tuesday.

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King High band journal excerpts: Their trip to China in their own words (Detroit Free Press)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:35:00 GMT

Detroit's Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High band performed twice last week in China at youth cultural exchange programs during the Olympics. The Marching Crusaders were the only American high school band to make the trip. Unfortunately, a performance at the Great Wall was canceled after the band's two-minute warm up drew crowds that police feared would be a security problem....

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National Briefing | South: Georgia: Dr. King’s Son Sues Siblings (New York Times)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:38:52 GMT

Two of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s children have been sued by the institution that their mother founded and their brother heads.

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Georgia: King family keeps fighting (Florida Sun Sentinel)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Two of Martin Luther King Jr.'s children have been sued by the institution their mother founded, the latest chapter in a family drama that has become increasingly more public in recent years.

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MLK still gets little love in San Diego (Last Blog On Earth)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:02:04 GMT

How much do you want to bet that the public-art project below will never actually be built: “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Artwork, Sponsored by Caltrans, Artist Team: Philip Matzigkeit and Judy Baca, Status: Design in progress.” I wrote a story about the strange process behind awarding this particular public-art comission two years ago, and concluded [...]

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Clear Channel recruits ‘King of Comedy’ to promote MLK Memorial (The San Antonio Business Journal )

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:23:07 GMT

Clear Channel Radio has enlisted the help of Steve Harvey, Doug Banks, Tom Joyner and Michael Baisden to participate in the company’s “Build the Dream” Radiothon for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial.

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Steve Harvey, Doug Banks, Tom Joyner and Michael Baisden Participate in Clear Channel "Build the Dream" Radiothon for Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial (Business Wire)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:46:00 GMT

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In celebration of the 45th anniversary of the March on Washington and the ‘I Have a Dream

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Chapel Hill to accommodate cyclists (NewsObserver.com - Local & State)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:00:18 GMT

The Town of Chapel Hill is installing a pilot sharrow project today on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from Estes Drive to North Street.

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Campaign 08: Obama and King (The Nation Blogs)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:10:35 GMT

Adele Oltman As Obama accepts his party's presidential nomination on the forty-fifth anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech, a historian looks beyond the obvious analogies.

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