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Sunday, September 4, 2011

MLK Jr. Memorial quote will stay

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The designer of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial says an inscription will stay, despite complaints it makes the civil rights leader seem arrogant. Ed Jackson Jr. says he stands by the project's decision to use a paraphrase from King's "drum major" sermon, The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 3, 2011

Murray seeks Michael Jackson trial delay

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Michael Jackson's personal physician has filed another motion in Los Angeles court seeking a delay in his upcoming manslaughter trial. Attorneys for Dr. Conrad Murray asked that the trial be delayed while they appeal their request to sequester the jury away from what... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 1, 2011

Obama delays jobs speech

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama agreed Wednesday to delay by one day a proposed address on jobs before a joint session of Congress next week. In a statement issued late Wednesday, the White House said the president agreed to move the speech from Sept. 7 to Sept. 8 because... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Chamber, AFL-CIO discuss jobs initiatives

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Policies emerging from Washington aren't creating economic growth, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Wednesday at its annual Labor Day briefing. Chamber leaders said in a release they will send a jobs plan next week to President Obama and Congress that outline "specific... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Lockerbie bombers letter found in Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Libya, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- The man convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 maintained his innocence in a private letter to Libya's intelligence chief. Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi wrote "I am an innocent man" in a letter discovered by The Wall Street... Sign in to see full entry.

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