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Children recite 'I have a dream' on Lincoln Memorial steps

On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial Friday afternoon, students from Watkins Elementary School honored Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday by reciting his most enduring speech: "I Have a Dream."

Tags: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Watkins Elementary School, I have a dream, thomas warren, we shall overcome

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Inauguration construction, planning under way

Voters elected Barack Obama to another four-year term Tuesday. Twenty-four hours later and the inauguration stage is already under construction at the Capitol.

Tags: inauguration, National Park Service, barack obama, andrew mollenbeck

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Anniversary of King's death marked at memorial

"There would not be a brother in public housing on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue right now without the death and blood of Martin Luther King Jr.," Georgetown professor and author Michael Eric Dyson told the cheering and applauding crowd gathered at the memorial. "No Obama without King."

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Parade in D.C. honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. is being honored with a parade in Washington.

Tags: St. Elizabeths, Friendship Public Charter School, Leckie Elementary School

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Man who aided MLK with 'Dream' speech to get award

A man who wrote speeches for Martin Luther King Jr. and served as his personal lawyer is being honored in Washington.

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MLK holiday events planned at memorial, cathedral

Events are being held across Washington in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.

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Wreath-laying ceremony celebrates King's legacy

It was a celebratory atmosphere at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Sunday as his son helped lay a wreath to honor the legendary civil rights leader's 83rd birthday.

Tags: Martin Luther King Jr Memorial, Tidal Basin, Ken Salazar, Al Green, Dick Gregory, Harry Johnson

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