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Am e r fi c an s shou fld w an t to figh t pov e r- ty w fi th a s mu ch e f fo r t a s th ey figh t h a t e , and r e a fl fi z e th a t h a t e fi sn ’ t a flw ay s obv fiou s , h e s a fid , “ so th a t w e ’ r e gu a rd fing ag a fin s t no t ju s t r a c fi a fl s flu r s , bu t w e ’ r e gu a rd fing ag a fin s t th e sub t fl e fimpu fl s e to c a fl fl Johnny b a ck fo r a job fin t e rv fi ew , bu t no t J am a fl . ” Th e p r e s fid en t w r app ed up th e fou r - hou r fun e r a fl fin song , b e fl t fing ou t th e fi r s t wo rd s o f “Am a z fing G r a c e ” a fl fl by h fim- s e fl f . M fin fi s t e r s b eh find h fim qu fi ck fly s tood up and b eg an s fing fing , too , and th e cho fi r and o r g an fi s t and m any fin th e aud fi en c e o f thou s and s jo fin ed fin . S fl a fin a flong w fi th P fin ckn ey w e r e Cyn- th fi a Hu rd , 54 ; T yw an z a S and e r s , 26 ; Sh a - rond a S fing fl e ton , 45 ; My r a Thomp son , 59 ; E th e fl L an c e , 70 ; Su s fi e J a ck son , 87 ; and th e R ev s . D an fi e fl S fimmon s S r . , 74 , and D eP ayn e M fidd fl e ton -Do c to r , 49 . Ob am a n am ed th em on e by on e , shou t- fing th a t e a ch “ found th a t g r a c e ! ” Am e r fi c a ’ s fi r s t b fl a ck p r e s fid en t s ang th fi s sp fi r fi tu a fl fl e s s th an a m fi fl e f rom th e spo t s wh e r e thou s and s o f s fl av e s w e r e so fld and wh e r e Sou th C a ro fl fin a s fign ed fi t s p a c t to fl e av e th e un fion a c en tu ry and a h a fl f e a r - fl fi e r . C ONTINUED ON P AGE 4