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...stuck to the dictum that speakers keep their remarks short. His words didn't rouse the crowd, but he was received politely when he said that he was there to offer sympathy on behalf of an entire nation. His words, laced with religious imagery, seemed to resonate. Speaking of Mrs. King and her late husband, Bush said "the God of Moses was not neutral about their captivity...
...often been remarked that there was a kind of bond between Coretta Scott King and Jackie Kennedy, two young widows of martyred men who themselves would make history, both by accident and design. Having played her part largely behind the scenes when her husband was alive, Mrs. King went on to become a symbol of his legacy after his death, to the point that upon her passing last week she became the first woman and the first African American to lie in State in the Georgia capitol. At a funeral of 10,000 mourners, including four presidents, President Bush praised...
...offer to help in any way he could. "I know this must be very hard for you, and I just wanted you to know that I was thinking about you and Dr. King. If there is anything I can do to help, please feel free to call on me." Mrs. King replied that she'd be grateful for anything he could do. The next day his brother Bobby was calling the sentencing judge to seal a deal that would end with King's release...
...Mrs. Kennedy, in other words, would likely not have become first lady were it not for a call that her husband made, in a moment of calculated decency, to Mrs. King. Both women would come to know all too well the costs of leadership. After her husband's death, Mrs. King seemed to draw on his strength, and make it her own. "Coretta had every right to count the costs and step back from the struggle," President Bush said. "But she decided that her children needed more than a safe home; they needed an America that upheld their equality...
...Some of the facilities advertise hospice care rather than cures. (Friends of Mrs. King say she was looking for a quiet place to spend her last days.) One of the most popular of this type is the Oasis of Hope Hospital in Playas de Tijuana. ?In a minority of cases, clinical options outside the U.S., particularly in Tijuana have helped people with late stage cancer or a diagnosis of death,? says Chowka. ?It has given them a more peaceful way to die through nutrition, pain relief and other palliative treatments.? He notes that there are instances of amazing medical rebounds...