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The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gestures during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. (AP Photo/File) by John Blake (CNN) -- Nan Grogan Orrock defied her family's wishes by sneaking away to join the 1963 March on Washington. But don't ask her about Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. She doesn't remember it.

Michelle Obama not speculating on a Hillary Clinton run   

Michelle Obama (White House Photo/Chuck Kennedy) (CNN) -- A woman will be president in her lifetime, first lady Michelle Obama speculated in an interview this week, though she wouldn't offer a prediction on whether that woman would be Hillary Clinton.

Police: Arrest after bound woman found in Philly home

This is an undated photo released by the Philadelphia Police Department of Regina Bennett. Police say Bennett is facing charges following the discovery of a woman found tied to a bed in the basement of a north Philadelphia home. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The discovery of a woman tied to a bed inside a Philadelphia home, suffering from sores and living in "unsuitable conditions," prompted kidnapping and other charges Sunday against another woman, police said.

NYPD head: Stop-frisk ruling will hurt minorities

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly is seen during a news conference in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) by Jennifer PeltzAssociated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly assailed a federal judge's finding of racial discrimination and demand for changes to his department's stop and frisk practice, telling a Sunday news show that minority communities will be "the losers" if the ruling isn't overturned.

Reggie Love: Obama played cards on day Bin Laden was killed

Reggie Love, President Obama's former personal assistant walking away from M1 on return for Beltsville, MD. (CNN Photo/Emily Schultze) (CNN) -- A famous photo shows President Barack Obama hunkered down in the Situation Room in May 2011 with his national security team as U.S. Navy SEALS carried out the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. But his former body man Reggie Love said in an interview posted online Wednesday that Obama also played cards to distract himself during the day-long ordeal.

Will the Senate change Cory Booker?

Newark Mayor Cory Booker (CNN Photo) by Dan Merica WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Cory Booker already had a national identity before he decided to run for senator. The media-savvy, tweet-happy mayor from Newark -- who easily won the New Jersey Democratic primary for Senate last Tuesday -- has been known for his man-of-the-people streak, charismatic presence and social media intensity, or as some say, fixation.

3-day marijuana festival, rally at Seattle park

A man wearing marijuana-themed sunglasses chats on a phone at the first day of Hempfest, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) by Gene JohnsonAssociated Press Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Thousands streamed into a Seattle waterfront park Friday for the opening of a three-day marijuana festival — an event that is part party, part protest and part victory celebration after the legalization of pot in Washington and Colorado last fall.

Red Sox broadcaster blasts son charged with murder

Jared Remy appears at Waltham District Court for his arraignment, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, in Waltham, Mass., on domestic assault and battery charges in connection with the death of 27-year-old Jennifer Martel. (AP Photo/The Boston Herald, Mark Garfinkel) by Rodrique NgowiAssociated Press Writer BOSTON (AP) — Longtime Boston Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy said Saturday he could not describe his "disgust and remorse" over allegations his son fatally stabbed his girlfriend a day after being released from custody for allegedly assaulting her.

CIA document maps Area 51, but no mention of UFOs

A car moves along the Extraterrestrial Highway near Rachel, Nevada, in this Wednesday, April 10, 2002 file photo. (AP Laura Rauch, File) by Hanna DreierAssociated Press Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — UFO buffs and believers in space aliens are celebrating the CIA's clearest acknowledgement yet of the existence of Area 51, the top-secret Cold War test site that has been the subject of elaborate conspiracy theories for decades.

Tulsa keeps street name but changes who it honors

In this June 27, 2013 file photo, people walk past The Tavern in the Brady Arts District in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki,...

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