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Is 2%. and if those factors are absent the probability of being poor is 76%. here at the naacp you understand the deep and lasting difference that family makes. our former executive director, dr. benjamin hooks had it exactly right, the family he said, quote, reinches ma the bulwark and the mainstay of the black community. that great truth must not be overlooked, end of quote. any policy that lifts up and honors the family is going to be good for the country and that must be our goal. as president i will promote strong families and i will defend traditional marriage. [applause] now as you may ...

Is 2%. and if those factors are absent, the probability of being poor is 76%. here at the naacp, you understand the deep and lasting difference that family makes. your former executive director dr. benjamin hooks had it exactly right. the family, he said, quote, remains the bullwart and the mainstay of the black community. that great truth must not be overlooked, end of quote. any policy that lifts up and honors the family is going to be good for the country and that must be our goal. as president, i will promote strong families, and i will defend traditional marriage. now as you may have hear...

Part depended on an entire generation of leaders. many are here today. for their service and their sacrifice, we owe them our everlasting gratitude. this is a monument to your collective achievement. some giants of the civil rights movement, like rosa parks and dorothy height, benjamin hooks, they have been taken from us these past few years. this monument attests to their strength and their courage, and wil we miss them dearly we know they rest in a better place. and finally, there are the multitudes of men and women whose names never appear in history books. those who marched and those who

this is a special edition of "state of the union" this morning for the dedication of the martin luther king memorial. "reliable sources" will return next week. president obama arrived here a short time ago and will soon dlirch his tribute to dr. -- deliver his tribute to dr. king. this will close with the extraordinarily rare playing of dr. king's "i have a dream" speech in its entirety. the king family has approved its use for this one event. the president will speak the end transto the memorial, a small area that only accommodates a small number of vips. the general public is assem...

>> he turned around and addressed the graduates. that's exciting stuff. >> that school, booker t. washington is one of the earlier schools in memphis. it's a school where former head of naacp benjamin hooks graduated from, numerous people poo from the city graduated from. these kids, the progress they made in a short period of time, the application they sent to get the president to come was just inspiring. he was terrific yesterday. >> i thought he was talking about the memphis grizzlies, not some -- >> wow. how exciting. >> it was a good day for the city and a good day for those kids. >> andy...