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• Washington • On the National Mall in Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. is a towering, heroic figure carved in stone. On the Broadway stage, he's a living, breathing man who chain-smokes, sips liquor and occasionally curses.
(Salt Lake Tribune)
• Women dressed in heels and fine fur coats started lining up in the cold outside Zion Baptist Church shortly after sunrise Sunday in hopes of worshiping with President Obama and his family.
(Washington Post)
• GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - Several West Michigan communities and organizations are holding events on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. See a listing below. - The Davenport MLK Reception and Discussions on Diversity forum will take place from 2 p.
(WOOD)
• Events are being planned across Washington to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday would have been the 83rd birthday of the civil rights leader, and Monday is a federal holiday.
(msnbc.com)
• An alliance of community groups joined forces with Occupy Chicago to claim the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at a rally in Uptown Sunday.
(Chicago Sun-Times)
• The top weekend story in the traffic world concerns Metro track work on the Blue and Orange lines, with the Federal Center SW and Capitol South stations scheduled to be closed.
(WTOP)
• PHILADELPHIA - January 15, 2012 (WPVI) -- The nation will pause Monday to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Many cities will recognize the former civil rights leader with a day of service and Philadelphia is no different.
(Abc Local Web)
• FOREST GROVE -- Pacific University will hold its annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in honor of the civil rights leader on Monday, Jan. 16. The event begins at 11 a.m.
(Oregonian)
• ASHEVILLE — How many of the 1,000-plus attendees at the 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr.
(Asheville Citizen-Times)
• Hundreds gathered at a South Side church Sunday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. not only for his fight against social injustice, but against poverty as well. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
(Vindy.com)