Prayers for peaceful end to King sibling feud in spirit of civil rights icon and his wifeSeptember 30th, 2009 Prayers for peaceful end to King sibling feudATLANTA — A follower of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dalai Lama welcomed by Memphis mayor with fist bump and "Hello Dalai"September 23rd, 2009 Dalai Lama comes to Memphis, gets fist bump, jokeMEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Dalai Lama has been welcomed to Memphis with a fist bump and the greeting "hello Dalai."
It happened as the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader met interim Memphis Mayor Myron Lowery on Tuesday.
Children of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. back in court, wrangle over inheritanceSeptember 14th, 2009 King children return to court in estate disputeATLANTA — Two surviving children of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Civil rights icon heads back to Washington to get Medal of Freedom from first black presidentAugust 12th, 2009 Civil rights icon to receive Medal of FreedomATLANTA — A civil rights icon who worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Birmingham mayor pardons 1960s civil rights protesters arrested for nonviolent actsAugust 11th, 2009 Birmingham mayor pardons civil rights protestersBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham's mayor offered a blanket pardon Tuesday to thousands of demonstrators charged in this cauldron of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, a mostly symbolic forgiveness he acknowledges few may actually want.
Michael Joseph is promoted to publisher of The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionJuly 23rd, 2009 Atlanta Journal-Constitution gets new publisherATLANTA — Michael Joseph has been promoted to publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Cox Media Group announced Thursday. Joseph will take over for Doug Franklin, who will continue in his role as executive vice president at Cox Media Group.
Atlanta City Council approves civil rights museum's plan to pay off King Papers loanJuly 21st, 2009 Plan to pay off King Papers wins council approvalATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council has cleared the way for a civil and human rights museum to pay off $11.5 million on a loan so it can acquire display rights to thousands of documents of the late Martin Luther King Jr. Private fundraising had slowed efforts in a bad economy to pay off the original $32 million loan taken out in 2006 to buy the historic trove of 10,000 documents.
Former Georgia Sen. Miller says Obama should be glued to his seat to stop his overseas travelsJuly 17th, 2009 Ex-senator says Obama should be glued to his seatATLANTA — Former U.S. Sen. Zell Miller criticized President Barack Obama's recent travels overseas, telling a group of mostly Republican lawmakers Thursday that the White House Chief of Staff needs to put "Gorilla Glue" on Obama's chair to keep him in the Oval Office.
Curvy Kate Moss 'pops out' at pal's b'day bash!April 24th, 2009 NEW YORK - Supermodel Kate Moss burst out of her super tight dress during a birthday bash for a pal in London. The catwalk queen, who has repeatedly denied that she's expecting her first child with boyfriend Jamie Hince, accidentally split open the side of her itty-bitty mini, reports the New York Daily News.
Kate Hudson's star-studded birthday bashApril 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actress Kate Hudson celebrated her 30th birthday with a star studded bash in Pacific Palisades, California. The actress looked amazing in a sexy little dress and [Christian] Louboutin heels.
Tarun Mansukhani has star-studded birthday bashApril 19th, 2009 Director Tarun Mansukhani of 'Dostana' fame celebrated his birthday in style and quite a few members of the Bollywood glitteratti dropped in to wish him. The party Thursday saw the likes of Karan Johar, Priyanka Chopra and Shahid Kapur.
Hugh Hefner celebrates 83rd birthday hosted by ex-girlfriend Holly MadisonApril 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hugh Hefner celebrated his 83rd birthday with a pool party at the Palms Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, hosted by none other than his ex-girlfriend Holly Madison. And the birthday bash was Hefner and Madison's first meeting after their split last year.
Rihanna celebrates belated birthdayMarch 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON -Singer Rihanna, who was allegedly attacked by Brown and left with horrific injuries, recently celebrated her belated birthday bash. The 'Umbrella' hitmaker, whose birthday was actually on February 20, could not celebrate her birthday then due to her injuries caused by an alleged attack by Brown.
Jennifer Aniston's beau gifts her song on birthdayFebruary 10th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Jennifer Aniston's musician boyfriend John Mayer has written a song for her as her 40th birthday gift. Mirror.co.uk reports that the rock star has penned a special track for her to celebrate her 40th milestone and he was to debut it at her birthday party later Wednesday night.
Kareena throws surprise birthday bash for family doctorJanuary 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor recently organised a surprise birthday bash for her family doctor. 'Bebo (as she is fondly called) is very fond of Dr Agarwal.
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