Nation ponders King in wake of Arizona shootings

By Errin Haines

Associated Press

Published: Sunday, Jan. 16 2011 8:55 a.m. MST

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The federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. has taken on added meaning for most Americans this year, as they try to make sense of the violence in Arizona that left six people dead and a member of Congress fighting for her life.

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Hellooo

Salt Lake City, UT

Dr. King's message was about inclusion and the recognition of human dignity, of human rights and making sure that all of our voices are heard," said Imani Perry, an African-American studies professor at Princeton University. "I hope people More..

11:24 a.m. Jan. 16, 2011
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John Pack Lambert of Michigan

Ypsilanti, MI

The attempt to use this killing to villify recent actions by Arizona politicians makes no sense.

Ms. Giffords in general was a pro-immigration enforcement figure. No one has suggested her killer was motivated by opposition to all forms More..

7:24 p.m. Jan. 17, 2011
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John Pack Lambert of Michigan

Ypsilanti, MI

I first had a letter from me published advocating inclusion of labor as a good that freely moves under NAFTA in this paper back in about 2003 (it may have been late 2002).

I still think we should allow free movement of labor with the More..

7:30 p.m. Jan. 17, 2011
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