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NATIONWORLD KJTTCCX (HUJCIMCAZETTI A2 TCCSOAi: JAMUAXV 20, 2004 ABOUTPEOPLE King Day marked with protests against war find the money to rebuild the infrastructure of the United States," Murphy-McKenzie said. Back in Atlanta, King's widow, Coretta Scott King, said: "Peaceful ends can only be reached ATLANTA (AP) Americans observed Martin Luther King Day on Monday with some activists charging that the war in Iraq and other Bush administration policies run counter to what the civil rights leader 'PSA AIL :) Si I i V' "How many Iraqi children have been killed? When will the war end? We all have to be concerned about terrorism, but you will never end terrorism by terrorizing others." Martin Luther King III stood for. "We have to be concerned not just about us. We have to be concerned about all our brothers and sisters throughout our nation and world," King's son Martin Luther King III said in a service at through peaceful means." Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin brought forth a hearty standing ovation when she referred to a visit Bush made last week to King's tomb. The visit was picketed by nearly 800 people Sheen who said the president should ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO Coretta Scott King, right, and Martin Luther King III participate In the pledge of allegiance during The 36th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr.

Commemorative Service at the Ebenezer Baptist Church Heritage Sanctuary in Atlanta on Monday. Sheen's new TV role reminiscent of his single days LOS ANGELES (AP) Charlie Sheen says he's having fun portraying a toned-down version of his former self on the CBS comedy, "Two and Half Men." Sheen's character plays a hard partying, womanizing bachelor not too far from the actor's one-time single days. "It's fun to embrace that guy that doesn't exist anymore," Sheen says. "If we pursued the themes as they were true to life, I don't even think we could be on cable." In 2002, Sheen married actress Denise Richards. Bette Midler says 'no thanks' to Grammy Ebenezer Baptist Church, where his father preached until he was assassinated in 1968.

"How many Iraqi children have been killed? When will the war end? We all have to be concerned about terrorism, but you will never end terrorism by terrorizing others." At events across the nation, Americans were urged to work to realize King's dream of peace and equality. King Day activities included an affirmative action rally in Michigan, volunteering campaigns in Washington and Philadelphia, and a Florida protest against a speech by the president's brother. Criticisms of President Bush popped up in several places. In Boston, the first woman bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Rev. Vashti Murphy-McKenzie, said the nation should adjust its priorities.

"We can find billions of not have come because his policies are inconsistent with King's principles of nonviolence. Referring to the president, Franklin said, "Perhaps some prefer to honor the dreamer while ignoring or fighting the dream." But amid the criticisms was a tone of hope. Martin Luther King III told congregants that his father would have wanted people to work together for peace and justice even when they seem impossible to achieve. "He had a policy of zero tolerance for despair and cynicism," King said. At the University of Michigan, hundreds marched in support of the school's affirmative action policy.

The policy is under fire from a group that wants voters to decide the issue in a Nov. 2 referendum. In Tallahassee, a group of college students protested the holiday speech by Gov. Jeb Bush, the presi- dent's brother. Gov.

Bush was invited to speak at historically black Florida University, but students unhappy with his policies walked out before his remarks. The students criticized his views on affirmative action, among other things. The governor said the students have every right to express their views. He also said Florida success "could not have occurred without the struggles that Dr. King and many others a generation ago undertook." In Washington, volunteers helped the homeless, delivered meals to homebound people and took part in other projects, saying the best way to honor King's legacy was to give back to the community.

Thousands in Philadelphia participated in similar of acts of community service. BOSTON (AP) For most artists, getting a Grammy Award nomination is a welcome piece of news. Not for ASSOCIATION PRESS PHOTO dollars to rebuild Iraq and Thousands march during the 2004 Martin Luther King Jr. parade In Denver on Monday. Midler Afghanistan and we cannot Former AF Secretary will head moon-Mars commission WASHINGTON (AP) The man A few months later, Aldridge was appointed Secretary of the Air Force under President Reagan.

Born in Houston, home of most astronauts, Aldridge has degrees in aeronautical engineering and currently serves on Lockheed Martin board of directors. He retired from the Defense Department last spring after working 18 years at the Pentagon. At the time, he was serving under Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics. He says he was looking forward to "a more relaxed period of my career," and like many government retirees he was enjoying the Florida sunshine early last week. He got the call from Bush just two days before the president announced his new moon-Mars plan and rushed to Washington to be there for the speech.

Aldridge didn't immediately know who would be on his commission or when the first meeting might be. He said the president will appoint the other members, probably no more than 15, all experts from both the private and public sector. The commission will offer advice on Bush's plan but will not pitch alternative ideas, Aldridge said -like skipping the moon and heading straight to Mars. "The purpose of going to the moon is a step to go to Mars," he said, and the commission won't challenge that concept. "We're not going in and saying, 'Well, Mr.

President, we believe you're Bush asked Aldridge to report back to him within four months of the commission's first meeting. Bush wants astronauts on the moon by 2020, possibly as early as 2015, but the president has no time frame for a Mars landing by humans. NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe said that would depend on how quickly a new crew exploration vehicle can be developed and how everything else falls into place. "We'll get there (Mars) when it's time, like a good wine. Not before it's time," Aldridge said with a smile.

As for what all this will cost, Aldridge repeated the president's position that the program is affprd-able roughly within NASA's budget, with a slight increase. He said he does not worry that the venture may be launched with too little money. "Trying to do something cheaply is a first indication of failure," he said. "It can't be done that way." chosen to lead the way to the moon and Mars is a one-time astronaut trainee and former Defense Department hotshot who is almost giddy about outer space travel. "It's going to be fun," Pete Aldridge said in an interview.

"My goodness, the president says this is what we're going to do." President Bush appointed Aldridge, 65, to head a commission charged with figuring out how to carry out the president's vision and bring in industry and other countries as partners. In 1986, Edward Cleveland "Pete" Aldridge was training to fly on a space shuttle as a payload specialist, or non-career astronaut, right before the Challenger explosion. His flight was scrapped after Challenger erupted in a fireball during liftoff. Bette Midler, not this year. In a twist of fate, her CD "Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook" is up against an actual Clooney album, "The Last Concert." The other category nominees are Barbra Streisand, Rod Stewart, Tony Bennett and k.d.

lang. "I'm mortified. I'd really like Rosemary to win that Grammy. I can't believe I'm up against her," Midler tells the Boston Globe in Sunday editions. "I'm going to look into withdrawing.

I just think it's bad form if I won. You know, she never won a Grammy." Clooney, who was nominated for eight Grammys, died June 29 at age 74 from lung cancer complications. Actor Josh Duhamel paid dues in mailroom SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Long before he found fame, actor Josh Duhamel did his homework. Back in 1998, Duhamel, the star of the romantic comedy "Win a Date With Tad found temporary employment at a talent agency in Los Angeles stuffing envelopes with other Courtesy is Negotiations continue in prison standoff us SecretaryLegalMedical Accounting Med-Transcriptionist Info Processor Court Reporting (27 Mos) Scopist speak with negotiators and reported they were not seriously injured, Hunter said. "It's positive that the inmates allowed us to talk to the officers," Hunter said.

"It's assuring for the families, for the correctional officers, for the community." Earlier this month, unrest broke out among about 80 inmates at the prison west of Phoenix. Three guards suffered minor injuries and two small fires were started. The Corrections Department last dealt with a hostage situation in 1973, when inmates killed two staff members at a state prison in Florence, Hunter said. State Prison Complex-Lewis were locked in their cells. The standoff began Sunday morning after an inmate attacked a guard in the prison kitchen.

The prisoner and another inmate then got into an observation tower where the two guards were stationed. Officials said it was unclear whether the standoff resulted from an escape attempt. Two officers and a staff member were injured by the inmates, authorities said. Phoenix Fire Department spokeswoman Rebecca Dauer told The Arizona Republic that one person was severely hurt. The two captives were allowed to BUCKEYE, Ariz.

(AP) Negotiators tried to talk two inmates into freeing a pair of prison guards held hostage in an observation tower Monday for a second day. The guards sent word that they were not seriously hurt. But authorities would not say whether the inmates had made any demands or threats, and would not disclose whether they were armed or why they were in prison. "The conversations have never broken off," Cam Hunter, a state Corrections Department spokeswoman. "They're back and forth, and there is a good rhythm going." The 4,400 other inmates at the medium- to high-security Arizona Bush puts final touches on speech jVllAPPYlB Automatic frartsmteslons Computer Diagnostics Air Conditioning General Repair BASHAM'S Repair Service Juice (964 Randy Basham, Owner 2921 Shelby Ave.

Mattoon, IL 61938 (217)235-5614 BIRTHDAY VI tor election that will set his agenda 'Jake Slater if actors' head shots. An agent spotted Duhamel in the mail-room and began sending him out on casting calls. The feedback was harsh, Duhamel tells the San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday. After a steamy stint on "All My Children," Duhamel graduated to prime time last fall in NBC's series "Las Vegas." And this month, the actor makes his feature film debut. Sean Astin moves on after 'Lord of the Rings' NEW YORKt(AP) Sean Astin is ready to pack up his hobbit stuff as soon as he can.

"I've been ready to move on since we finished principal photography," Astin tells Newsday in Sunday's editions during a round of publicity for "Return of the King," the final installment of the J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation. "But the rest of the world won't let me." In all three parts of "The Lord of the Rings," Astin plays hobbit Samwise Gamgee, the devoted sidekick to gallant Frodo Baggins, played by Elijah Wood. Astin. who previously charmed audiences in "Rudy," is being mentioned as a possible Academy Award nominee this year.

split on his leadership. In a CBS-New York Times poll earlier this month, people were about equally divided over his handling of foreign policy. But less than half said the American death toll in Iraq, which has climbed past 500 amid continuing violence, was worth it. The second half of Bush's speech focuses on domestic priorities, with a special emphasis on the economy. IMA We Love You Mom Dad wives of black clergy members.

He said with a laugh that the number of drafts had not reached the "triple digits." The president left the State Room appearance as his wife sat down for lunch with the spouses, joking that he hadn't been invited. In fact, he returned to more rehearsals of a speech that will set his election-year agenda. Bush will open his address with remarks on national security, then move into domestic priorities, contrary to past practice, aides say. He will urge Americans to back him on the war on terrorism, arguing that the path he has chosen, including invading Iraq, is the right one. Bush's message that his top responsibility Is to protect Americans comes at a time when Americans are WASHINGTON (AP) -President Bush put the finishing touches Monday on a State of the Union speech that calls for modest expansions of voter-friendly programs while telling Congress to curb spending in the face of record-breaking budget deficits.

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