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...ever alert to the p.r. aspect of his crusades - some might say the crusading aspect of his p.r. - Sharpton is quick to distance his efforts from the more radical protests that are planned for the inauguration. His battle, he stresses, is to be fought in the spirit of Martin Luther King...
...From the park where the rally will be held, Sharpton plans to lead a march to the Supreme Court. "Our first job is to turn around the impact of what was done in this building in a 5-to-4 vote," he says, referring to the Court decision that he describes as Bush's being "selected" by the Justices...
...time Sharpton reaches the Court on Saturday, Bush will be long gone. But the Reverend Al knows he's hard to ignore. In addition to his outspoken comments on the airwaves, Sharpton intends to voice his cause in federal court. He has already filed numerous suits against voter disenfranchisement throughout the country, he says. "We want to say to Mr. Bush that the battle is not over; it has just begun...
...Sharpton also speaks out against Bush's nomination of John Ashcroft for attorney general. "It was the worst possible signal he could send," he says. His march, he hopes, will send an equally strong signal back to the President-elect. "As he begins his term," he declares, "we will begin ours...
...bored journalists fling a few half-hearted questions, but Sharpton, his eyes scanning the crowd for more TV opportunities, quickly tires and eases away...