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PaseA2___________________________________________ JJortlanb © b se ru e r__________________ August 24, 2005 Airport Adds Concourse Connector Portland International A irport celebrated the opening o f a co n co u rse co n n ecto r betw een the north and south sides o f the a ir port M onday that m akes it easier to transfer to other Hights w ith out the need for an additional security check. The connector features mov ing sidewalks for traveler comfort, plus abundant windows offering natural lighting. Leather-cush ioned benches provide comfort able seating in the center of the corridor and outstanding views o f the airfield. photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver S iste rs in Action for Power rally Thursday on th e corner o f N o rth ea st Ainsworth S tre e t a n d Martin Luther King Jr. B oulevard to p ro te st various c h a n g e s within th e Portland Public S ch o o l District. Sisters In Action Rally for Schools Fed up with grow ing pressures facing P ortland’s neighborhood schools, Sisters in A ction for Pow er recently protested on the corner o f A insw orth Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to raise aw areness. C on cern s o f the com m unity b ased , y o u th -le d o rg a n iz a tio n in c lu d e lo sin g fe d e ra l funding fo r low incom e sch o o ls, drops in en ro llm e n t as stu d e n ts tra n s fe r o u tsid e o f th e ir n e ig h b o r hood, school c lo su re s, and the stre ss o f the N o C h ild L eft B e hind A ct. T he group has spent the last y e a r r a is in g a w a re n e s s and show ing su p p o rt fo r stu d e n ts and sch o o ls th ro u g h p ride ra l lies and o th e r p u b lic ev en ts, in clu d in g a large co m m u n ity m e e tin g title d “ N o t In O u r N am e.” It has also sp oken out and p ro v id ed re so lu tio n s su p p o rtin g academ ic a ch iev em en t and a g a in st a tta c k s on public e d u c a tio n . For more inform ation, call Sis ters in A ction for Pow er at 503- 3 3 1 -1 2 4 4 o r e - m a il s is te r s @hevanet.com . Coretta Scott King Healing From Stroke ~ free range symphony - Right side of her body ROAMING SOON IN A PARK NEAR YOU. i rr i s weakened, speech affected 5 Com « A exp erien ce li« « Kunge □ y m p n o n y c u liu r« on In« lo o *« , room ing soon in o pork n«or you. W OODLAW N PARK AUGUST 27 WATERFRONT park SEPTEMBER I J PM FESTIVAL PRECEDES STMPHONT I I I ! OVERTURE. FIREWORKS. 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About 400 people attended the vigil, including C hristine King Farris, the sister o f Martin Luther King Jr., and civil rights activist and comedian Dick Gregory. The Rev. Joseph Roberts, senior pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Bap tist Church, where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, noted Coretta Coretta S c o tt King, widow o f slain civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., s p e a k s during an interview a t th e King C enter for N onviolent Social C hange on Jan. 1 3 , 2 0 0 4 . (AP Photo) Scott King’s courage in the days after her husband was assassi nated. “That kind of person can never be put down,” he said. “We know the same spirit that carried her through the moments of sorrow ... is available to her even now.” Dr. Maggie Mermin, King’s per sonal physician, said she is expected to remain at Atlanta’s Piedmont Hospital for another week or so. 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The negotiations over a national constitution are the latest case in point. With public support eroding for a war with no front lines and no end in sight, the Bush administra tion has prodded and pleaded and back-room arm-twisted for a deal. Iraqi leaders embarrassed Bush P resident B u sh vacationing Tuesday in Idaho. (AP Photo) by blow ing a second deadline Monday to complete the charter, a critical first step toward political stability and independence in Iraq and a marker on the path to an eventual U.S. exit. Earlier Monday. Bush sounded optimistic about the constitution deadline, and about the larger U.S. undertaking. “Our military strategy is straight forward: As Iraqis stand up, Ameri cans will stand down,” Bush said during a speech to veterans. It's a line he uses often, and it applies to the Bush administrat ion' s goals for Iraq's political future as well. On both counts, however, Bush’s meaning is imprecise. It is not clear how the administra tion would regard a constitution that cuts Sunni Arabs out of the political mainstream, as some said the draft document would do. Bush calls Iraq a cornerstone of democratic expansion in the Middle East, leaving open the question of what to do with an Iraq that is less than a democracy, or that relagates women to legal second class. Broadcaster Accused of Terrorism try from becoming “a citizen of that country,” launching pad for com Rangel told reporters. munist infiltration and “It’s huge hypocrisy to Muslimextremism.” maintain this discourse against terrorism and at "W e have the abil the same time, in the ity to take him out, and (AP) — V enezuela's vice presi heart o f that country, I think the time has dent accused religious broadcaster there are entirely terror come that we exercise Pat Robertson on Tuesday of m ak ist sta te m e n ts like that ability, “ he said. “We don’t need an ing “terrorist statements" by sug those." Pat R obertson The State D epart other $200 billion war gesting that American agents as sassinate President Hugo Chavez. m ent d ista n c e d its e lf from to get rid o f one, you know, strong- arm dictator.” Vice President Jose Vicente Robertson’s comments. “We do not share his view, and C havez was dem o cratically Rangel said Venezuela was study ing its legal options, adding that his comments are inappropriate,” elected. He has emerged as one of how W ashington resp o n d s to spokesman Sean McCormack said. the most outspoken critics of Presi On Monday, Robertson said on dent Bush, accusing the United Robertson’s comments would put its anti-terrorism policy to the test. the Christian Broadcast N etw ork's States o f conspiring to topple his “The ball is in the U.S. court, “The 700Club” that Chavez should government and possibly backing after this criminal statement by a be assassinated to stop his coun- plots to assassinate him. After call to assassinate Venezula leader
