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Source: NPR "All Things Considered"

Roundup

11-13-06

Ground is broken for King Memorial on National Mall [audio 3min]

On the National Mall in Washington, D.C., thousands attend the groundbreaking for the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial. Presidents Bush and Clinton, Maya Angelou, and Oprah Winfrey were among those speaking at the ceremony. The memorial is scheduled to open in 2008.

Read entire article at NPR "All Things Considered"