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Yvettep
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Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 09:50 pm:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Forty years ago today, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., announced final plans for a march on Washington for his Poor People's Campaign. One of his most ambitious political goals, it was aimed at eliminating poverty, regardless of race. Author David Shipler revisits King's vision.

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Cynique
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Posted on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 11:47 am:   Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

400 years ago, 40 years ago, 4 years ago. The poor just have a way of hangin around.

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