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Title: MLK, presidential race represent change
Post by: Shana A on January 22, 2008, 08:10:24 AM
Published: January 21, 2008 11:39 pm     

http://www.eagletribune.com/punewsnh/local_story_021233930.html?keyword=topstory (http://www.eagletribune.com/punewsnh/local_story_021233930.html?keyword=topstory)

MLK, presidential race represent change
Meghan Carey

MANCHESTER — It was said many times at St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral yesterday: Martin Luther King Jr. wanted people to be judged by the content of their character, not the color of their skin.

The country has come a long way since the days of King, especially in the candidates for president. A woman and a black man are two leading contenders.