Martin Luther King Jr. Day around the US

Angelique Marcus of Baltimore, Md. touches a quote on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, before a ceremony to honor his legacy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Evan Vucci | AP
People gather at sunrise at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, for a ceremony to mark his legacy. The Washington Monument is at center. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Evan Vucci | AP
Sandra Everett of Springdale, Md., left, and her granddaughter Jada Shepherd, 7, of Springdale, Md., look up at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, before a ceremony to honor his legacy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Evan Vucci | AP
A card left at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, during a ceremony to honor his legacy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Evan Vucci | AP
With an image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as a backdrop, performers join hands as they sing "We Shall Overcome" during the 26th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday Jan. 16, 2012 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

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Barbara Palmer of Columbia, listens to US Attorney Gen. Eric Holder speak at the Statehouse in Colombia, S.C. Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. Benjamin Todd Jealous. Hundreds of people rallied Monday outside the South Carolina capitol to honor the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and protest the state's voter identification law.(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)

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Hundreds of people take part in a march and rally at the Statehouse, Monday Jan. 16, 2012 in Columbia, S.C. Hundreds of people rallied Monday outside the South Carolina capitol to honor the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and protest the state's voter identification law. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)

Mary Ann Chastain | AP
US Attorney Gen. Eric Holder address the crowd during a rally at the Statehouse Monday Jan. 16, 2012 in Columbia, S.C. Hundreds of people rallied Monday outside the South Carolina capitol to honor the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and protest the state's voter identification law. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)

Mary Ann Chastain | AP
Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden, help fill rice bags with volunteer Travis Rankin, left, during a Martin Luther King day of service event, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at Girard College in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)

Joseph Kaczmarek | AP
Vice President Joe Biden talks to Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., during Martin Luther King day of service event, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at Girard College in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)

Joseph Kaczmarek | AP
Justin Garner of Huntsville snaps a photo of the Martin Luther King Jr. statue at Kelly Ingram Park on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 in Birmingham, Ala. He came to Birmingham to visit the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute across the street. MLK Day events also included the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march through the streets of Birmingham and a rally that followed at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. (AP Photo/The Birmingham News, Joe Songer) MAGS OUT

JOE SONGER | AP
Long-stemmed roses rest on the reflecting pool wall at the crypts of civil rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and his wife Coretta Scott King, in Atlanta on Monday Jan. 16, 2012. King would have been 83 years old on his actual birthday, Jan. 15. (AP Photo/David Tulis)

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama paint quotes by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., during a community service project, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at the Browne Education Campus in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Haraz N. Ghanbari | AP
President Barack Obama, with his daughter Malia, greet volunteers before participating in a community service project in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at the Browne Education Campus in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Haraz N. Ghanbari | AP
President Barack Obama paints a quote by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., during a community service project, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, the Browne Education Campus in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Haraz N. Ghanbari | AP
President Barack Obama speaks while participating in a community service project in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at the Browne Education Campus in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Haraz N. Ghanbari | AP

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