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'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...