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The president speaks on the same spot where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech

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With thousands of people gathered in the nation's capital Wednesday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech, President Obama will deliver his own remarks from the same historic spot.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.