Roswell club honors MLK impact for youth
The Roswell Boys & Girls Club offers a space for kids out of class and teaches King’s message. Art Garcia, executive director, says youth should learn MLK’s impact and its growth over time. Daniel Sandles, 15, calls the initiative great and inclusive. The club is a United Way agency.
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King Day remarks mix praise with calls to hold Obama accountable
West questioned sanitizing King and urged black audiences to press Obama's administration to address poverty while honoring the president’s legacy. Bernice King led the service with Christine King Farris as 2,200 attendees packed the church. Obama visited a DC charity, joined by Michelle Obama and the president’s daughters, and planned a King Day Kennedy Center concert.
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Obama appeals in ad as Coakley fights for Senate seat
In a TV spot from distance the president urged Massachusetts voters to back Coakley as Democrat hopes hinge on preventing a Republican 41st vote to block health care plans. Poll data show Brown ahead in bellwether towns while statewide polls vary.
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Zoo welcomes new oryx and pronghorn at Capitan Trail exhibit
Zoo director Elaine Mayfield says Matilda a four month old oryx and Giselle a seven month old pronghorn are being prepared for display around March 1. Matilda will join Oscar the mature oryx later, while Giselle may have suffered a broken hip and pelvis but has undergone surgery and is recovering. The Gemsbok Giant Oryx was brought to the US by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, with about 3,000 remaining in the state. Pronghorn antelope, native to central and western North America, exceed 500,000 in existence and can reach speeds over 50 mph. Five lines overall, with Capitan Trail housing the newcomers.
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Kabul attack disrupts presidential oath ceremony amid wide blast
Amid a swearing in by President Hamid Karzai, a bombing near Pashtunistan Square targeted the palace area as four incidents occurred within a small district. Mohammad Hussain, a shopkeeper, voiced concern over deteriorating security while 37 000 reinforcements join the eight year war. Westward observers noted NATO and U S troops being deployed to Afghanistan and the Central Bank and Serena Hotel area were affected.
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Haiti Sees 200000 Dead In Quake Aftermath
International Red Cross spokesman Simon Schorno says Haiti cannot cope as 200000 fatalities are reported. Rescue teams search debris while two women are rescued. Aid pledges top 422 million euros plus US 100 million. U.N. and U.S. troops rush food water supplies and logistics amid dire conditions.
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