Biden honors legacy of King with sermon

"Warnock steered clear of Biden during his recent campaign against Republican Herschel Walker, worried that the president's low approval ratings in Georgia could rub off on his reelection bid."

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"Warnock steered clear of Biden during his recent campaign against Republican Herschel Walker, worried that the president's low approval ratings in Georgia could rub off on his reelection bid."

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"And I'm remembering that our job is to redeem the soul of America."nnWhile several presidents, including Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, have previously spoken at Ebenezer, Biden was the first president to deliver a Sunday sermon."

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"And I'm remembering that our job is to redeem the soul of America."nnWhile several presidents, including Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, have previously spoken at Ebenezer, Biden was the first president to deliver a Sunday sermon."

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"And I'm remembering that our job is to redeem the soul of America."nnWhile several presidents, including Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, have previously spoken at Ebenezer, Biden was the first president to deliver a Sunday sermon."

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"The White House on Saturday revealed that additional classified records were found at Biden's home near Wilmington, Del.nnBefore Biden arrived, Warnock spoke to ABC News' "This Week" and said he supported the U.S. Department of Justice's decision to investigate."

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"The White House on Saturday revealed that additional classified records were found at Biden's home near Wilmington, Del.nnBefore Biden arrived, Warnock spoke to ABC News' "This Week" and said he supported the U.S. Department of Justice's decision to investigate."

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"Biden's failure to win passage of a measure that would have bolstered voting right protections, a central campaign pledge, is one of his biggest disappointments of his first two years in office."

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"In introducing Biden, Warnock evoked King and poet Langston Hughes, saying "we are inspired by his life of service and how he has transformed his pain into power.nn"

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"In introducing Biden, Warnock evoked King and poet Langston Hughes, saying "we are inspired by his life of service and how he has transformed his pain into power.nn"

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"Turning out Black voters in those states will be essential to Biden's 2024 hopes."

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"nnBiden appeared at the invitation of U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, now the senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church."

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"nnBiden appeared at the invitation of U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, now the senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church."

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"To make Dr. King's vision tangible, to match the words of the preachers and the poets with our deeds," Biden said."

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"Talking about negotiations over raising the debt ceiling, Warnock warned, "The fact of the matter is, we can do deficit reduction, we can deal with our national debt without playing chicken with the American economy.""

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"As the service wrapped up, Warnock called on Biden to stand next to him."

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"As the service wrapped up, Warnock called on Biden to stand next to him."

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"nn"That, my friends, is God's work," he said, before leading the congregation -- and Biden -- in a rousing rendition of "We Shall Overcome.""

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"Biden was greeted on the tarmac by U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens."

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"Biden was greeted on the tarmac by U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens."

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"He has since said he would support Biden if he ran for a second term."

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"ATLANTA -- President Joe Biden delivered the Sunday sermon at the spiritual home of Martin Luther King Jr. on what would have been the slain civil rights leader's 94th birthday and implored a crowd of churchgoers to continue to pursue his vision."

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"Biden won the presidency with strong support from Black voters and is expected to announce his reelection bid in the coming weeks."

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"Biden said."

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"Biden, a Catholic, reveled in the pageantry of the Black Baptist church."

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"Biden visits Ebenezer Baptist"

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"The stop at Ebenezer comes at a delicate moment for Biden after Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday announced the appointment of a special counsel to investigate how the president handled classified documents after leaving the vice presidency in 2017."

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""I'm glad to see the Justice Department doing its work, and we ought to let that work proceed," Warnock said."

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"The White House has tried to promote Biden's agenda in minority communities and it has cited efforts to encourage states to take equity into account for public works projects as they spend money from the administration's $1 trillion infrastructure bill."

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"In 2020, Biden won in Georgia as well as closely contested Michigan and Pennsylvania, where Black votes made up a disproportionate number of the Democratic electorate."

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"The administration also highlights Biden's work to diversify the federal judiciary, including his appointment of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court and the confirmation of 11 Black women judges to federal appeals courts -- more than those installed to those powerful courts under all previous presidents combined."

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"Bottoms, who was Atlanta's mayor from 2018 to 2022, said "you can't come to Atlanta and not acknowledge the role that the civil rights movement and Dr. King played in where we are in the history of our country."Biden remarked on the array of luminaries before him as he began his speech."

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"In his speech, brief enough to let church out on time, Biden cautioned the congregation that while progress is never easy, "it is always possible."

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"Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, now serving in the Biden administration, was at the church, as were former Ambassador Andrew Young and King's sister, Christine King Farris."

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"Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, now serving in the Biden administration, was at the church, as were former Ambassador Andrew Young and King's sister, Christine King Farris."

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"Before Biden's visit to the church where King once preached, White House officials said he was committed to advocating for meaningful action on voting rights."

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""Joe Biden is no stranger to suffering and grief, but his faith has sustained him," Warnock said."

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""Joe Biden is no stranger to suffering and grief, but his faith has sustained him," Warnock said."

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"The Democrats' voting rights bill, named after John Lewis, the late civil rights leader and Georgia congressman, included provisions that would have made Election Day a national holiday, ensured access to early voting and mail-in ballots and enabled the Justice Department to intervene in states with a history of voter interference, among other changes."

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"The visit to the church came amid hopes of reviving the Biden administration's call for sweeping voting rights legislation."

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