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Americans Mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day With
Service Projects and Calls for Change
The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and
cruelty by the bad people but the silence over
that by the good people. MLK Jr.
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Marches, convocations and service projects across
the U.S. on Monday celebrated the life and legacy
of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. In addition to a
day dedicated to service, some American cities
also saw marches that called for better community
relations with police in the wake of last years
high-profile, officer-related deaths of unarmed
black Americans. President Barack Obama and First
Lady Michelle Obama led a day of service to
commemorate the civil rights leader, on what
would have been his 86th birthday, by
volunteering at the Boys Girls Club in
Washington, D.C. Our nation has made undeniable
progress since his time, but securing these gains
requires constant vigilance, not complacency,
the President said. We have more to do to bring
Dr. Kings dream within reach of all our
daughters and sons. We must stand together for
good jobs, fair wages, safe neighborhoods and
quality education.
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In Other News

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• Super Bowl tickets are cheaper than they were
  last year. You can thank the Patriots for that.
  On average, tickets were selling for 2,879 on
  Monday. That's down 20 compared to the same day
  last year. And it's actually 18 cheaper than
  what Super Bowl tickets were selling for on
  Saturday, before Sunday's games decided the
  match-up New England Patriots and Seattle
  Seahawks. The price drop is mostly due to
  Patriots Super Bowl Fatigue. The team has reached
  the Super Bowl six times in the last 14 years.
• Tuesday night President Obama will give his
  annual State of the Union Address. President
  Barack Obama has less clout on Capitol Hill now
  than ever before. So with little to lose, he's
  making a feisty pitch for economic populism.
  With Republicans now in charge of both the House
  and Senate and already battling him on
  immigration and the Keystone XL pipeline, there
  is precious little legislation -- excepting
  perhaps trade and cybersecurity -- that both the
  White House and Congress can agree on.
• State of the Union 67 years in 67
  secondshttp//www.cnn.com/videos/video-landing/20
  15/01/15/orig-bw-67-years-seconds.cnn