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25 May 2009 19:12

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U.S.: Obama continues one Memorial Day trend, starts another

  • wreath #1 Obama will continue to send a wreath to the Confederate Memorial in Arlington, a move fraught with controversy.
  • wreath #2 However, Obama also sent a wreath to the African-American Civil War Memorial in D.C., a move fraught with clever. source
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18 Apr 2009 18:23

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U.S.: Martin Luther King had a dream. His kids had a payday.

  • $120 million the cost of the forthcoming Martin Luther King memorial on the National Mall in D.C., to be paid for with private funds
  • $800,000 in fees amount King’s children are charging the memorial’s organizers for using King’s words and likeness in fund-raising materials source
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