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U.S. / NEWS Mon Jun 16, 2008 @ 8:09am neoform

SF Gate -- Lesbian rights pioneers Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, together for more than half a century, will get married in San Francisco City Hall this evening wearing the same pastel-colored pantsuits they donned four years ago when they wed the first time. Once.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Apr 4, 2008 @ 8:21am neoform

BBC News -- Thousands of people are expected to gather in the US city of Memphis to mark 40 years since the death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King. Crowds will converge on the Lorraine Motel, where he was shot dead aged 39. Presidential hopefuls John M.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Aug 25, 2007 @ 11:15am neoform

USA Today -- The selection of a Chinese sculptor to carve a three-story monument to Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall is raising questions about what part of his legacy should be celebrated. King promoted peace and understanding among all people. His prim.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon May 28, 2007 @ 1:35pm neoform

www.wtop.com -- A man who fatally shot a teenage neighbor because he walked on the man's carefully tended lawn was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison. Charles Martin, 67, must serve 18 years before he can be considered for parole, Clermont County Common Pleas Judge.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Nov 13, 2006 @ 9:01pm neoform

Irish Examiner -- ON a hot August afternoon in 1963, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech to a mostly black audience from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington... Read More