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  1. Obama Asks Black Caucus to March With Him

    Sun, 25 Sep 2011

    the Congressional Black Caucus — reminds me of a story that one of our friends, a giant of the civil rights movement, Reverend Dr . Joseph Lowery , told one day. Dr. Lowery — I don’t think he minds me telling that he turns 90 in a couple

  2. Obama honors 'agents of change'

    Wed, 12 Aug 2009

    schools, strengthened our civil rights , helped seniors and working stronger for all. —Rev. Joseph E . Lowery has marched through life the forefront of the major civil rights events of our time — from the justice. As a pastor and civil rights advocate, he co-founded

  3. Obama Honors “Agents of Change”

    Wed, 12 Aug 2009

    bestowing the medal to Sidney Poitier, Chita Rivera, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow and Reverend Joseph Lowery , who lead the prayer at President Obama’s inauguration. President Obama couldn’t pass up the chance to poke fun

  4. The Note: Flurry of New Ads in Health Debate -- Groups Battle Over Plan’s Impact on Business

    Wed, 12 Aug 2009

    Edward Kennedy, Nancy Goodman Brinker, Pedro José Greer, Jr., Stephen Hawking, Jack Kemp, Billie Jean King, Rev . Joseph Lowery , Joe Medicine Crow, Harvey Milk, Sandra Day O’Connor, Sidney Poitier, Chita Rivera, Mary Robinson, Janet Davison Rowley, Desmond

  5. Ted Kennedy Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom in Absentia

    Tue, 11 Aug 2009

    secretary Jack Kemp, antiapartheid leader Desmond Tutu, tennis legend and activist Billie Jean King, civil rights leader Joseph Lowery , the late gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk, Race for the Cure founder Nancy Brinker, and actors Sidney

  6. Pastor Warren Sets Inclusive Tone at Inaugural

    Mon, 19 Jan 2009

    Warren to lead the invocation and the liberal black Rev . Joseph Lowery to give the benediction. Warren had been tight-lipped avoided controversy and borrowed a theme from the civil rights movement, "We Shall Overcome." Over the weekend

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  1. Rev. Lowery Honored to Participate in Inauguration

    Mon, 19 Jan 2009

    Reverend Joseph Lowery , who will give the benediction at President-elect Barack Obama's calls Lowery part of the Moses generation, those founders of the Civil Rights movement upon whose shoulders this generation can now stand. Lowery

  2. Courts: PEBO Can Say 'So Help Me God' As Part of Official Oath on Tuesday*

    Fri, 16 Jan 2009

    Roberts, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and two of the pastors who will be part of the Inaugural ceremony, Rev . Joseph Lowery and Rev. Rick Warren. The atheist groups have no problem with President-elect Obama uttering the phrase himself

  3. Courts: PEBO Can Say 'So Help Me God' on Tuesday

    Fri, 16 Jan 2009

    Roberts, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and two of the pastors who will be part of the Inaugural ceremony -- Rev . Joseph Lowery and Rev. Rick Warren -- to prevent Mr. Obama from adding the heavenly acknowledgement, and to prevent Lowery

  4. Courts: PEBO Can Say 'So Help Me God' As Part of Official Oath on Tuesday

    Fri, 16 Jan 2009

    Roberts, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and two of the pastors who will be part of the Inaugural ceremony, Rev . Joseph Lowery and Rev. Rick Warren. The atheist groups have no problem with President-elect Obama uttering the phrase himself

  5. Inaugural Traditions: Dude, Where's My Top Hat?

    Tue, 13 Jan 2009

    tradition Obama has invited two religious leaders to give the invocation and benediction prayers, pastors Rick Warren and Joseph Lowery respectively. In keeping with a newer tradition started with Kennedy, Obama also has invited poet Elizabeth Alexander

  6. Obama defends inaugural invitation to Warren

    Thu, 18 Dec 2008

    and then focus on those things that we hold in common as Americans," Obama said. He noted that Joseph Lowery , the dean of the civil rights movement and co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, will deliver the benediction

  7. Barack Obama, Joe Biden & the Inauguration Lineup

    Wed, 17 Dec 2008

    Roberts, Jr. Inaugural Address The President of the United States, The Honorable Barack H. Obama Poem Elizabeth Alexander Benediction The Reverend Dr. Joseph E . Lowery The National Anthem The United States Navy Band "Sea Chanters"

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  1. MLK Memorial Dedication in D.C.

    Sun, 16 Oct 2011

    Franklin and many others will be singing. some of the surviving civil rights leaders who marched with Doctor King they will be there to where king gave his famous I have a dream speech in 1963. Joseph Lowery now ninety years old was one of king's closest confidence

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    Franklin and many others will be singing. -- some of the surviving civil rights leaders who marched with Doctor King they will be there to. The Martin Luther King Jr. memorial wolf finally officially be dedicated today. Car from granite and soaring thirty feet it joins the champion of great American presidents with monuments nearby. Washington Jefferson and Lincoln where king gave his famous I have a dream speech in 1963. -- -- -- Joseph Lowery now ninety years old was one of king's closest confidence. I'm Byrd followed the country and has seen it on -- medium
  2. 'Agents of Change' Receive Highest Honors

    Wed, 12 Aug 2009

    For her contribution to. Civil rights drive new impetus the reverend Joseph Lowery a leader in civil rights since the early 1950s. The reverend Joseph Lowery is a giant. Of the Moses

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    head back -- allotment -- the Billie Jean. For her contribution to. Civil rights drive -- new impetus the reverend Joseph Lowery a leader in civil rights since the early 1950s. The reverend Joseph Lowery is a giant. Of the Moses generation of civil rights . But. Sandra Day O'Connor the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court purpose. Active reporter asked her how well she typed.
  3. World News (08.12.09)

    Wed, 12 Aug 2009

    drive new impetus the reverend Joseph Lowery a leader in civil rights since the early 1950s. The reverend Joseph Lowery is a giant. Of the Moses generation of civil rights . But. Sandra Day O'Connor

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    For her contribution to. -- -- drive -- new impetus the reverend Joseph Lowery a leader in civil rights since the early 1950s. The reverend Joseph Lowery is a giant. Of the Moses generation of civil rights . But. Sandra Day O'Connor the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court proposed. Active reporter asked her how well she --
  4. A Dream Realized

    Tue, 20 Jan 2009

    a member of the Moses generation. Those founders of the civil rights movement upon whose shoulders this generation can now stands President elect Obama has passed the one and only reverend doctor Joseph Lowery to deliver. The benediction. He says when He the benediction

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    calls and a member of the Moses generation. Those founders of the civil rights movement upon whose shoulders this generation can now stands. On Tuesday. President elect Obama has passed the one and only reverend doctor Joseph Lowery to deliver. The benediction. He says when He -- the benediction tomorrow he'll be thinking of his friend Dr. Martin Luther King
  5. Inauguration: A Day of Change

    Wed, 21 Jan 2009

    truths. God. we is there. And in the benediction given by the nearly ninety year old reverend doctor Joseph Lowery hero of the civil rights movement marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in his blessing. The old troops saying mine mine mine

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    in the benediction given by the nearly ninety year old reverend doctor Joseph Lowery hero of the civil rights movement marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in his blessing. The old troops saying mine mine mine. At all lord and do
  6. Obama's Rick Warren Pick Sparks Controversy

    Thu, 18 Dec 2008

    and then focus on those things that we hold in common as Americans so. Rick Warren has been invited to speak doctor Joseph Lowery who has. Deeply contrasting views. warm on a whole host of issues. Is also speaking during the course of the entire

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    common as Americans so. Rick Warren has been invited to speak doctor Joseph Lowery who has. Deeply contrasting views. -- warm on a whole host of issues. Is also speaking during the course of the entire.
  7. War Over Warren

    Thu, 8 Jan 2009

    fact that he's there are even starting in. Hole anyway and Obama being sensitive to this and that who's every Joseph Lowery right. A very liberal and on believes in same sex the sex marriage which Rick Warren does not so he's ending the

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    anyway and Obama being sensitive to this and that who's -- every Joseph Lowery right. A very liberal and on believes in same sex the sex marriage which Rick Warren does not so he's ending the

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  1. PHOTO: President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to civil rights pioneer Reverend Joseph E. Lowery during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House Aug. 12, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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