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Labor union bosses and congressional Democrats are tying their battles in Wisconsin and Ohio to the 43rd anniversary of the death of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King was shot on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tenn., while helping the city’s black sanitation workers in a strike. (more)

The world is still on fire. (more)

The too-long-tolerated crime of leftist university students depriving invited speakers of their freedom of speech by drowning them out with shouts and threats of violence is finally getting its day in court. And, true to form, that great defender of freedom of speech, the American Civil Liberties Union, is defending the very students who showed no appreciation whatsoever of others’ freedom to express views contrary to their own.
Don’t think for a minute that Jim Gilchrist of The Minutemen is finally getting long-delayed justice for being shouted down and physically assaulted by Columbia University student radicals in 2006. No, it doesn’t look like prosecutors in New York are ready yet to bring charges against liberals who silence conservatives. But in California’s Orange County, things are different, and DA Tony Rackauckas has refused to drop charges against eleven Muslim student radicals who are charged with conspiracy and disrupting a public event when they forced Israel’s soft-spoken ambassador to the U.S., Michael Oren, from the stage on Feb. 8 of last year. The students all have been charged with two misdemeanors, and face only minor penalties — probably a few months of probation and a few days of community service or, at worst, six months in jail. (more)

A California university says it was bad taste to serve chicken and waffles on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. (more)

After a few days’ absence thanks to either bad oysters or the stomach flu, Keith Olbermann returned to “Countdown” this week with scores to settle, names to name and questionable accomplishments to brag about. Let’s review! (more)

Socialists, drug addicts, gospel music — and Martin Sheen. Welcome to the coolest Mass in D.C. (more)

Two school systems in Georgia will resume classes on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to make up for last week’s snow day, drawing much criticism from the NAACP. (more)

Gov. Paul LePage of Maine said Friday that the state’s N.A.A.C.P. leaders could “kiss my butt” after they questioned his decision not to attend Martin Luther King Day events in Bangor and Portland. (more)

At an event commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Thursday, the general counsel of the Pentagon – Jeh Johnson – said that if King were alive today he would support the war in Afghanistan. (more)

October 31, 2000. George W. Bush had just dived into the crowd after giving a speech onstage at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. I remember thinking, “this is not safe.” From the worried looks of the Secret Service agents who moved to follow the presidential candidate into the sea of waving hands and crowding bodies, they didn’t think so either. (more)

Attorney General Eric Holder spoke Wednesday at the first-ever White House Forum on Environmental Justice, lauding efforts to integrate race, class and employment issues with environmental sustainability. (more)

Humanity: an imperfect creation searching for salvation, seeking atonement, or simply the result of biology. Whatever we are also defines who we are today and the next stop on our common journey. Throughout history, the struggle for equality and human rights has been plagued by malice and corruption. Occasional examples of character emerge to inspire us all. Homer’s Hector was moral and good. He was a warrior. Unlike most characters in ancient Greek tales, he was a devoted husband and father. Hector honored his father, King Priam of Troy, simply by demonstrating restraint and profound loyalty. The courage and triumph of Moses, Cinque — the slave who led a mutiny aboard the Amistad — Nelson Mandela, Stephen Biko, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the uncommon valor of our Armed Forces, especially those who earned the Congressional Medal of Honor, figure prominently into the American identity and our concept of human rights. (more)

So you plan to celebrate Christ’s birth? Just don’t share your happiness with a government bureaucrat or state-friendly company because the required politically-correct response is, “We only celebrate secularized holidays with multicultural themes.” (more)

Appearing Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Senator-elect Rand Paul (R-KY.) told host Christiane Amanpour he would push for a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. (more)

No matter what happens next Tuesday, we are at a watershed moment in the history of this country. President Obama came into office less than two years ago with a solid mandate. No Democrat since Lyndon Johnson in 1964 had won a majority of the popular vote for president. (more)

Prolific writer, world-class debater, and now president of The King’s College in New York City, Dinesh D’Souza is the author of the new book, “The Roots of Obama’s Rage,” a book whose thesis has stirred up heated debate among conservatives and liberals alike. In the book, D’Souza suggests that to understand Obama and the policies he is pushing as president, you have to understand the anti-colonial dreams of his father. These same dreams, D’Souza argues, are what motivate Obama today. (more)

Kevin P. Chavous, the chairman of the Black Alliance for Educational Options, today released an open letter to President Barack Obama regarding school choice. His letter, reprinted below, was also published as a full page advertisement in Saturday’s New York Times. For more information, visit www.RevolutionInEducation.org (more)

The One Nation Working Together staff doesn’t think its website — which bears an image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s original 1963 March on Washington, overlaid with text thanking attendees and asking them to submit photos and stories from the group’s 10-2-10 rally  — misleads online visitors. (more)

Ron Miller is the author of SELLOUT: Musings from Uncle Tom’s Porch, a personal account of his experience as a black conservative. Miller is the executive director of Regular Folks United and a staunch advocate for conservative values. (more)