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Political Barbs at Coretta Scott King's Funeral [4min]

At a five-hour funeral service for Coretta Scott King, presidents past and present lauded the widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., for continuing her husband's legacy after the civil rights icon was slain in 1968. Some of the speakers took the opportunity to openly criticize President Bush's policies. Josh Levs reports.
Read entire article at NPR "News & Notes with Ed Gordon"