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Attendees Speak on the Signficance of the Day President Obama spoke during Saturday's momentous dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Dedication on the National Mall. "For this day, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s return to the National Mall.  In this place, he will stand for all time, among monuments to those who fathered this nation and those who defended it; a black preacher with no official rank or title who somehow gave voice to our deepest dreams and our most lasting ideals, a man who stirred our conscience and thereby helped make our union more perfect. And Dr. King would be the first to remind us that this memorial is not for him alone.  The movement of which he was a part depended on an entire generation of leaders.  Many are here today, and for their service and their sacrifice, we owe them our everlasting gratitude.  This is a monument to your collective achievement." The president placed signed copies of his Inauguration s...

'Power of Dream' Annual Gala Honors Stars Galore Dan Rather poses along side of US Dream Academy honorees Judge Joe Brown, actress Angela Bassett, Mr. and Mrs. Wintley Phipps (Academy founders), and MLB's Jonathan Mariner. Photo/CD Brown. Dan Rather , perhaps the most famous face of America's evening news for more than half a century, was honored by the U.S. Dream Academy  this past Tuesday. Rather's extensive resume includes the coverage of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Civil Rights Movement, Watergate, wars in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq, and the September 11, 2001 U.S. terror attack. Rather, who came under fire for his comments about President Obama during his 2008 election campaign, currently anchors Dan Rather Reports , with hard-edged field reports and in-depth interviews and investigative pieces.  He was honored along with actress Angela Bassett , The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee , Dr. Bernice King , Judge Joe...