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Obama observes Martin Luther King Day with call to service

 

Published 1/19/2009 at L.A. Times - Politics

'Everybody's going to have to pitch in,' the president-elect says during a visit to a shelter for homeless and runaway teens. He also meets with wounded troops on the eve of his inauguration. > On the eve of his inauguration as the nation's first African American commander in chief, President-elect Barack Obama observed the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday by participating in a day of service. (link)

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