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    Illinois Community Fights To Save Prison, Jobs  Aug 22, 2008
    Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassin, James Earl Ray, spent time there in the 1950s for armed robbery. It opened in 1871 as a reform school outside town. (CBS News -- US)

    Melbourne man held on hate-crime charge  Aug 1, 2008
    Corey also was allegedly involved in spray-painting satanic symbols and racial slurs at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Public Library at 955 E. University Blvd., where officials discovered a swastika, the n-word and the name of James Earl Ray spray-painted on the outside wall of the library on July 22. Ray was convicted of the 1968 assassination of King. (Florida Today)

    Supremacists: Obama boosts cause  Jul 27, 2008
    " He claimed he is getting 40,000 hits per day on his Web site, an increase from previous years. Whether that is true is hard to say. White supremacist groups have had a tendency to inflate their numbers. Black's site claims 133,000 registered members, although one watchdog group, the Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center, says only about 20,000 are active. Wife is David Duke's ex Black, 54, began the Web site in 1995 in West Palm Beach after a long history as a neo-Nazi, Klansman and close... (The Palm Beach Post)

    CNN Looks At USA Blacks  Jul 22, 2008
    " O'Brien spoke with witnesses, investigators and other parties that were connected to King, including his convicted assassin, James Earl Ray. Since the death of King, there have been many theories about his demise. But one thing is certain: King's absence from the scene affected the Civil Rights Movement's ability to function most effectively. Part two of the documentary airing July 23 at 9 p.m., "The Black Man," puts a searchlight on the lives of Black men and their conditions. As CNN... (Atlanta Daily World, GA)

    Both spenders, but one isn't fixated on past  Jul 13, 2008
    WRONG, Bill and the devastors: James Earl Ray s constituency (bush base) made Jesse Jackson, Vernon Jones, Al Sharpton, Cynthia McKinney and any american who seeks justice out to be leaders, real live leaders and true americans seeking the america that america is supposed to be. Just read the exchange you two goebel wannabes wrote, and you see that pathos of a society blinded by the roots of it s own brutality. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    JIM DODSON: Reviving Scout Camp Memories  Jul 13, 2008
    In April, over in Memphis, James Earl Ray gunned down Martin Luther King Jr. Just weeks before I went off to summer camp, Democratic presidential candidate Bobby Kennedy was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. There were race riots and anti-war protests breaking out in scores of American towns and cities. (The Pilot Newspaper)

    Seinfeld's lawyers see humor, not defamation  Jun 19, 2008
    "Mark David Chapman. And you know, James Earl Ray. So that's my concern.". His lawyers said in court papers filed late Tuesday: "No reasonable viewer could have thought that Seinfeld really meant that Lapine ... might become an `assassin' simply because she has three names.". (MSNBC -- News)

    James Earl Ray's brother pens book on King assassination  Jun 9, 2008
    (AP) James Earl Ray's oldest brother has written a book that he says explains who really killed civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. ... He claims his brother, James Earl Ray, had ties to the FBI and CIA and fled Memphis after the assassination out of fear for his life ... James Earl Ray died of liver disease in Nashville in 1998 while serving a 99-year prison sentence for King's 1968 murder. (AL.com)

    Why assassination talk is taboo  Jun 4, 2008
    As convicted bank robber James Earl Ray watched reports of President Kennedy's assassination on a rickety television set at the federal penitentiary in Jefferson City, Mo. in 1963, he jumped up, a fellow convict later reported, and shouted that he was going to kill the Rev. Martin Luther King. (Boston Globe)

    40 years after RFK's death, questions linger  Jun 4, 2008
    Two of the assassins - Lee Harvey Oswald, the killer of John F. Kennedy, and James Earl Ray, who shot Martin Luther King Jr. - are dead. But Sirhan Sirhan, convicted of killing Robert F. Kennedy 40 years ago this week in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, is living out his days in the California state prison at Corcoran. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Coretta Scott King Leaves A Legacy Of Human Rights  May 24, 2008
    In 1997, she spoke out in favor of a push to grant a trial for James Earl Ray, who pleaded guilty to killing her husband and then recanted. "Even if no new light is shed on the facts concerning my husband's assassination, at least we and the nation can have the satisfaction of knowing that justice has run its course in this tragedy," she told a judge. (Atlanta Daily World, GA)

    Issur Danielovitch, Barack Obama; what’s in a name?  May 4, 2008
    Johnny Hobo to To Harsch wrote on May 2, 2008 11:47 AM:" Amen brother! Usage of middle names has a proud and long history in our country: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Lyndon Baines Johnson,Orenthal James Simpson, William Randolph Hearst, Louisa May Alcott, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, John Forbes Kerry, Ronald Wilson Reagan. Toss in a few notorious souls like John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, James Earl Ray, Mark David Chapman. Even Jimmy and his alledged movie knowledge should remember a... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    SECRETS NOT SAFE  Apr 15, 2008
    Tuesday, April 15, 2008 Last Update: 07:10 AM EDT. April 15, 2008 -- 'ONE IS not superior merely because one sees the world as odious," wrote Chateaubriand back around 1800. IN THE not too distant past we wrote a lot here about a book by Lamar Wal dron titled "Ultimate Sacrifice. (New York Post -- Gossip)

    Sad, frightening 1968 night in Boston  Apr 9, 2008
    Actually, he was on tape -- 40 years to the day after James Earl Ray murdered him with a single rifle shot. As I listened to Terry Gross interview historians and play tapes of King's Memphis speeches on "Fresh Air," I began to feel numb. (Anchorage Daily News)

    When it comes to taxes, not all expenses created equally  Apr 8, 2008
    James Earl Ray went on lam in Toronto. TOP VIDEO. (ChronicleHerald.ca)

    Editor's Notes: 40 years later, MLKs life, death impact everyone  Apr 6, 2008
    Later, doctors and others found out James Earl Ray, supposedly working alone, had shot King with a rifle from the run-down boarding house across the street. The assassination was one of the darkest moments in American history. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)

    April 4 changed black America  Apr 6, 2008
    The question has to be asked whether America and race relations would have been further along had James Earl Ray not fatally shot this great man. Dr. King is one of the greatest men to ever live. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    McCain: "I was wrong to oppose MLK holiday"  Apr 6, 2008
    King was killed by James Earl Ray 40 years ago today. Win McNamee/Getty Images. (NPR)

    'Desi' poster boy for MLKs message  Apr 5, 2008
    On Friday, four decades after the black leader was silenced by the bullet of his white racist assassin James Earl Ray, Mumbai-born, Chicago-based Eboo Patel arguably ensured Kings voice carried farther than ever before. Patel, 32, a sociologist by training and good samaritan by instinct, is the son of hard-working, middle-class, aspirational Ismaili Muslim immigrants to the US.. (India Times, India)

    US crowds mark King anniversary  Apr 5, 2008
    James Earl Ray, who admitted firing the fatal shot, died in prison in 1998. Dr King's crusade for social justice still resonates today. (BBC News -- Americas)

    Who Shot MLK?  Apr 5, 2008
    The prison letters of James Earl Ray ... Eighteen months ago Howard Gotlieb, the university's director of special collections, quietly augmented the library's holdings with the prison letters of James Earl Ray, the man widely believed to be King's assassin ... The collection consists of approximately 400 letters that James Earl Ray wrote from 1969 to 1997 mostly to his brother Jerry. (The Atlantic Online)

    US remembers Martin Luther King  Apr 5, 2008
    That's the cause for which he lived - and for which he died 40 years ago," he said. History of struggle The National Civil Rights Museum opened in 1991 at the former motel, which now holds most of the exhibits tracing the history of the struggle for equal rights. The museum also encompasses the hotel from which confessed killer, James Earl Ray admitted firing the fatal shot. Ray, who later recanted his confession and protested his innocence, died in prison in 1998. In Indianapolis, Ethel... (Aljazeera.Net)

    Portlanders march in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., recalling his legacy and looking to the future  Apr 5, 2008
    hotel by James Earl Ray, sparking tears, protests and violence across the country. CONTINUED 1. (OregonLive, OR -- News)

    Black Equity Alliance President Joyce S. Johnson Honors Dr. King, Calls on Bush Administration and Presidential Candidates to Address Black Unemployme  Apr 5, 2008
    Racist, petty criminal James Earl Ray shot and killed Dr. King on April 4th, 1968 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. King was thirty-nine years old. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    King's killer?Unanswered questions linger about Martin Luther King's assassin  Apr 4, 2008
    A year later, James Earl Ray admitted to being the assassin ... " Hired hand? The official version would later be that James Earl Ray, working alone, had shot Dr King with a rifle from the small bathroom at the rear of the run-down boarding house across the street from the motel. James Earl Ray confessed to the murder but then changed his story Jesse Jackson believes that is a partial truth, at best. "I'm convinced Ray was not the lone shooter ... The fact that James Earl Ray was able to get out... (BBC News -- Americas)

    Sex offenders face net use curbs  Apr 4, 2008
    Page last updated at 06:57 GMT, Friday, 4 April 2008 07:57 UK. Sex offenders face website bans. (BBC News)

    40 Years Later, MLK Murder Still Haunting  Apr 4, 2008
    " The .30-caliber bullet hit King in the jaw, severed his jugular vein and spine and knocked him to his back. There was little anyone could do but cover him with a blanket and wait for the ambulance. Jackson went into one of the rooms and called King's wife, Coretta Scott King, telling her she had better come to Memphis. (AP Photo/Jason Bronis)Jackson, seen at left, said he told her King was shot in a shoulder, though it was obvious he was mortally wounded. "I just couldn't say it," he said.... (CBS News -- 48 Hours)

    Lockerbie bomber 'should stay'  Apr 4, 2008
    " Megrahi is serving life for killing 270 people in the 1988 bombing. He was convicted in 2001 of blowing up Pan Am flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie. Bookmark with: LOCKERBIE BOMBER CASE RECENT STORIES BACKGROUND TIMELINE LEGAL NOTES RELATED INTERNET LINKS The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites E-MAILED Global temperatures 'to decrease' Binge drinking 'damages memory' Perceptions 'affected by accent' Sex offenders face website bans US admits to Suez... (BBC News -- UK)

    Strike 'may shut half of schools'  Apr 4, 2008
    Page last updated at 23:19 GMT, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:19 UK. Strike 'may shut half of schools. (BBC News -- UK)

    Industrial action ballot at Sepa  Apr 4, 2008
    Page last updated at 23:59 GMT, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:59 UK. Unison members are being balloted on industrial action. (BBC News -- UK)

    Grieving family's red tape dismay  Apr 4, 2008
    " Bookmark with: RELATED INTERNET LINKS The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites E-MAILED Global temperatures 'to decrease' Binge drinking 'damages memory' Perceptions 'affected by accent' Sex offenders face website bans US admits to Suez canal killing READ Zanu-PF to discuss Mugabe future Global temperatures 'to decrease' Naomi bailed after row on plane Weekly world news quiz Death row Briton saved in Vietnam WATCHED/LISTENED 'Pregnant man' talks to Oprah Zanu-PF... (BBC News -- UK)

    Graduate guidanceCan student mentors persuade teenagers to aim for university?  Apr 4, 2008
    Page last updated at 01:07 GMT, Friday, 4 April 2008 02:07 UK. How mentoring made a difference. (BBC News -- UK)

    Bag-free bid rustles up support  Apr 4, 2008
    Page last updated at 23:50 GMT, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:50 UK. By Giancarlo Rinaldi BBC Scotland news website, south of Scotland reporter. (BBC News -- UK)

    'I was falsely branded a paedophile'  Apr 4, 2008
    " could have cleared all this up and saved Mr Bunce his job, family and a lot of stress. I sometimes wonder how technologically adept our Boys in Blue really are.Mark, Warwick An extremely unfortunate story, but all credit to Bunce who has recovered well when many would have collapsed. The time is upon us where massive overhaul to the system is necessary, biometrics even DNA can and should be used, with the credit card companies footing at least some of the bill for research and initiation. They... (BBC News -- UK)

    Men 'planned airliner explosions'  Apr 4, 2008
    " It is alleged the explosives would have been injected in to drinks bottles The jury was shown pages from Mr Ali's handwritten diary which make apparent references to how the bomb materials would have been got on to the aircraft. Mr Wright said the bombers would have used a syringe in the base of the bottles to insert the explosive material. The detonator would have been ignited using a metal wire, a small bulb or the flash from a disposable camera. The defendants are Abdul Ahmed Ali, aka Ahmed... (BBC News -- UK)

    Fears over stray dogs law change  Apr 4, 2008
    Page last updated at 07:17 GMT, Friday, 4 April 2008 08:17 UK. Stray dogs have to be dealt with by councils in future. (BBC News -- UK)

    Foetal test rules out rhesus jab  Apr 4, 2008
    Page last updated at 23:12 GMT, Thursday, 3 April 2008 00:12 UK. Antibody treatment has cut deaths in newborns. (BBC News -- UK)

    Families 'planning spending cuts'  Apr 4, 2008
    Page last updated at 00:20 GMT, Friday, 4 April 2008 01:20 UK. Families 'planning spending cuts. (BBC News -- UK)

    Daily caffeine 'protects brain'  Apr 4, 2008
    Page last updated at 23:27 GMT, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 00:27 UK. Daily caffeine 'protects brain. (BBC News -- Health)

    Fifty years onThalidomide is still a curse for some - but a blessing for others  Apr 4, 2008
    Page last updated at 08:26 GMT, Thursday, 3 April 2008 09:26 UK. Thalidomide: a curse and a blessing. (BBC News -- Health)

    New guidance given on autism care  Apr 4, 2008
    Page last updated at 12:44 GMT, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 13:44 UK. The public health minister has announced new guidelines on autism. (Yahoo News -- Autism)

    Georgia sees Iraq as Nato route  Apr 4, 2008
    Page last updated at 12:08 GMT, Thursday, 3 April 2008 13:08 UK. By Neil Arun BBC News, Tbilisi. (BBC News -- Europe)

    Police evict Tamils from Colombo  Apr 4, 2008
    " SRI LANKA CRISIS BACKGROUND PROFILES HAVE YOUR SAY RELATED INTERNET LINKS The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites MOST E-MAILED Perceptions 'affected by accent' Pregnant US man hails 'miracle' Global warming 'dips this year' Craig vows to stay in Bond role Grand National runners and riders MOST READ Pregnant US man hails 'miracle' Zanu-PF discusses Mugabe future Global warming 'dips this year' Weekly world news quiz Naomi bailed after row on plane FEATURES, VIEWS,... (Yahoo News -- Sri Lanka)

    40 years later questions about James Earl Ray linger  Apr 4, 2008
    James Earl Ray pleaded guilty to the killing but then denied it, claiming to be a fall guy ... Eric Galt, the FBI announced, was the alias of an escaped prisoner named James Earl Ray, and he was wanted for the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. ... "I think James Earl Ray was a total patsy," said Dexter's older brother, Martin Luther King III. "He was hired to move around the country to give the perception that he was following my dad. There was an elaborate plan with some levels of the government... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    Naomi arrested after plane row  Apr 4, 2008
    " Were you on the plane? Did you witness anything? Send us your comments or pictures using the form below: Send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124. If you have a large file you can At no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. Name Your E-mail address Town & Country Phone number (optional): Comments The BBC may edit your comments and not all emails will be published. Your comments may be published on any BBC media... (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Hot Fuzz duo confirm third movie  Apr 4, 2008
    Page last updated at 14:38 GMT, Thursday, 3 April 2008 15:38 UK. Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg joined Nick Frost for their first two films. (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Cult film sequel shoot called off  Apr 4, 2008
    Page last updated at 11:57 GMT, Thursday, 3 April 2008 12:57 UK. The original 1973 film was shot in Dumfries and Galloway. (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Hospital action over Fawcett leak  Apr 4, 2008
    Page last updated at 08:54 GMT, Thursday, 3 April 2008 09:54 UK. Fawcett starred in one series of Charlie's Angels. (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Nato allies 'must help pay'  Apr 4, 2008
    " In a separate comment, which is likely to anger those employed in the UK's arms industry, Dr Fox said that more military equipment should be bought from abroad. "I think we spend too long in this country pretending that we can afford a bespoke military when actually we require a lot more off-the-shelf," he said. Defence Secretary Des Browne announced last week that an extra 1,400 troops would be sent to Afghanistan - bringing the British presence in the country to about 7,700. UK TROOPS IN... (BBC News -- South Asia)

    Sikhs protest against armour sale  Apr 4, 2008
    Page last updated at 17:09 GMT, Thursday, 3 April 2008 18:09 UK. Protesters in Amritsar demanded the return of the armour and painting. (BBC News -- South Asia)

    Friday Is 40th Anniversary Of MLK Assassination  Apr 4, 2008
    James Earl Ray was arrested in June 1998 in England and pleaded guilty in March 1969 to Kings murder. But he spent the remainder of his life insisting that he was innocent. (KWTX.com, TX)

    Click for Full Story  Apr 4, 2008
    James Earl Ray later pleaded guilty to the assassination, and then spent the rest of his life claiming that he was innocent. He died in prison in 1998. (KWTX.com, TX)

    Mortgage squeeze 'to get worse'  Apr 4, 2008
    Page last updated at 13:56 GMT, Thursday, 3 April 2008 14:56 UK. Mortgage squeeze 'to get worse. (BBC News -- Business)

    Obama's fans fear for his life  Apr 4, 2008
    It was the earliest juncture for any presidential candidate since the practice was introduced after the assassination of Robert Kennedy, two months after Dr King was killed by the racist escaped convict James Earl Ray. The prospect of Senator Obama meeting a similar fate is etched deep in the collective psyche of many American blacks, particularly those old enough to remember the events of 1968. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Iran claiming victory despite sanctions  Apr 4, 2008
    " US assessment Certainly a great deal of pressure on Iran was removed when a US National Intelligence Estimate concluded in December 2007 that Iran probably did not have an active nuclear weapons programme. This ended talk of an American military strike, though Israel remains unconvinced by the NIE assessment. Iran can probably go on defying the UN for as long as it wants. However, in the long run, it remains unclear as to what Iran can do with its "victory". It might strengthen the current... (Yahoo News -- Iran)

    British actors dominate TV Globes  Apr 4, 2008
    " Other British successes at the Los Angeles ceremony included Sacha Baron Cohen, named best actor in a film musical or comedy for Borat. Screenwriter Peter Morgan collected the best screenplay award for The Queen. Babel was named best film drama, and Dreamgirls best musical or comedy movie, while Martin Scorsese won the best director honour for The Departed. FILM AWARDS 2007 ACADEMY AWARDS NEWS OSCARS SPOTLIGHT OTHER AWARDS NEWS HAVE YOUR SAY RELATED INTERNET LINKS The BBC is not responsible... (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)

    EU treaty 'in Britain's interest'  Apr 4, 2008
    " Bookmark with: VIDEO AND AUDIO NEWS LATEST NEWS THE UK AND EUROPE FEATURES LISBON TREATY RELATED BBC LINKS RELATED INTERNET LINKS The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites MOST E-MAILED Pregnant US man hails 'miracle' Global warming 'dips this year' Hydrogen-powered plane takes off Duke of Edinburgh is in hospital Swedes find Viking-era Arab coins MOST READ Pregnant US man hails 'miracle' Global warming 'dips this year' Zanu-PF discusses Mugabe future Duke of... (Yahoo News -- European Union)

    The Root: 40 Years After the King Assassination  Apr 4, 2008
    King deserveda better ending than one at the hand of a two-bit punk, but James Earl Ray is reallythe little man who killed the big dreamer. Michael C. Dawson. (Slate)

    Martin Luther King: The Last Memories  Apr 4, 2008
    "All these questions should have been answered in court, but there was no court so you couldn't answer all these kinds of questions." He maintains that the convicted shooter, James Earl Ray, should have been put on trial so that the details of the assassination could have come out. The Aftereffects. (Time.com)

    Nation: For some, M.L. King memories all too fresh  Apr 4, 2008
    James Earl Ray, a career criminal and prison escapee from Missouri, confessed to killing King and drew 99 years in prison. Numerous conspiracy theories have cropped up over the years, but none has been proven. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    MLK slaying stained Memphis  Apr 3, 2008
    James Earl Ray, a petty criminal and prison escapee, pleaded guilty to the murder. He died in prison in 1998. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)

    Memphis workers pick up where Martin Luther King left off  Apr 3, 2008
    James Earl Ray shot him as King, then 39, stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel near the city's downtown. PHOTO GALLERY. (USA Today)

    Conspiracy theories persist 40 years after King's death  Apr 2, 2008
    It found that James Earl Ray did not harbor "deep-seated racial animosity" sufficient to motivate the killing, but that he might have been lured by a potential financial reward ... "Nevertheless, the committee found no evidence that the substandard performance of the Memphis police in the aftermath of the assassination was part of a conspiracy to facilitate the assassination of Dr. King or the escape from Memphis of James Earl Ray," the final report said. (Scripps Howard News Wire)

    New book claims government killed Martin Luther King  Apr 2, 2008
    James Earl Ray's brother claims federal government killed Martin Luther King- al.com ... James Earl Ray's brother claims federal government killed Martin Luther King ... For years, John Larry Ray has tried to reveal what he says is an uncovered page in history about his older brother's role in the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. He always has contended James Earl Ray was a government "patsy," the fall guy for a sophisticated government plot. (AL.com)

    Worst hair day ever involved a monkey  Feb 28, 2008
    But by the summer of '67, my hometown of Detroit was burning around us, and -- thanks to James Earl Ray, Sirhan Sirhan, and a war we were assured was winnable -- the shelf life on forever officially expired in 1968. Suzie Gale eventually became Suzanne Rubini, an Atlanta attorney with a lovely husband, two terrific kids and a major aversion to "Curious George." Because my cousin is a charitable soul, and because she understood that I would do a much better job of beating myself up than she ever... (CNN)

    Heroes, in their words  Feb 26, 2008
    On April 4, 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was standing on the balcony of his motel room in Memphis and was shot and killed by James Earl Ray. The marker on his grave reads, I'm free at last. (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    Similar stealthy approaches to vegetables in kids' food has authors feuding  Jan 30, 2008
    He continued, "We're sorry that she is angry and hysterical, and because she's a three-name woman, which is what concerns me. She has three names. And if you read history, many of the three-name people do become assassins. Mark David Chapman and James Earl Ray.". On Jan. 7, Lapine filed suit against Jessica and Jerry Seinfeld. (Boston Globe)

    Leaders See 2008 As Year To Build On New Activism  Jan 26, 2008
    The year 2008 being the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. King by James Earl Ray in Memphis is expected to illuminate the necessity for African-Americans to take inventory of their gains as a race in order to determine next steps. "This has been the year of the rejuvenation of civil rights activism," says the Rev. Al Sharpton. (Atlanta Daily World, GA)

    Appomattox Christian Academy hosts King Day event that highlights 'I have a dream' speech  Jan 24, 2008
    King was assassinated by James Earl Ray on April 4, 1968 while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. News of King's death caused riots to break out in over 100 cities around the country. (Appomattox Times Virginian, VA)

    Harold Light, 86; FBI agent was a trick shot  Jan 22, 2008
    resident, he also was the agent tapped by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to manage the extradition of James Earl Ray to the United States from London, where he had been arrested as the alleged assassin of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.. Mr. Light carried with him that day in 1968 an international warrant signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson and Secretary of State Dean Rusk authorizing him and two fellow agents to take charge of Ray. (Boston Globe)

    'We shall overcome'  Jan 22, 2008
    Can we get a James Earl Ray day. AMERICAN - Jan 21, 2008 10:06:55 PM. (Odessa American, TX)

    Author Sues Seinfelds Over Cookbook  Jan 10, 2008
    Then Seinfeld added, "Mark David Chapman. And you know, James Earl Ray. So that's my concern," the lawsuit recalled. Lennon was shot and killed outside his Manhattan apartment by Chapman, a deranged fan, on Dec. 8, 1980. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Welcome to 2008 - and history repeating itself  Jan 3, 2008
    For more Americans than who would publicly admit it then or now James Earl Ray was no villain. Blacks, women, hippies all needed to be shown their place and they knew just the man to do it. (Winona Daily News, MN)

    Chris Gugas, 86; polygraph expert  Nov 15, 2007
    Gugas twice administered a polygraph test to James Earl Ray, who was convicted of killing the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.. Ray was "the most nervous guy I ever had," Gugas told the Omaha World Herald in 1998. (Los Angeles Times)

    Arthur Bremer, Who Shot Wallace, Is Freed  Nov 10, 2007
    James Earl Ray, who was convicted of assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, died in prison at age 70 in 1998, after serving less than one-third of his 99-year sentence (extended to a hundredth year after he and other inmates escaped briefly in 1977). He tried to have his conviction overturned a number of times, but never won release. (New York Times)

    Museum's Racial Makeup Challenged  Nov 3, 2007
    James Earl Ray a small-time crook and escaped convict, pleaded guilty to killing King and died in prison in 1998. . (Newsmax)

    Universal buys Sides' King book  Oct 10, 2007
    Universal Pictures has acquired screen rights to ``I Am a Man,'' a book Hampton Sides is writing about the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis and the manhunt for killer James Earl Ray. Deal for book rights and scripting fees reached seven figures. (Variety)

    Celebrity scandal a hot seller on eBay  Aug 1, 2007
    And then theres that darker, creepier back room where you can buy pieces of infamy: a James Earl Ray autographed prison meal ticket ($225), a handwritten letter penned by wrestler and family killer Chris Benoit ($100), the domain name LindsayLohanBusted. com ($9. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)

    Obituary: Tom Snyder, first late-late talk show host  Aug 1, 2007
    He also interviewed at least two convicted murderers from prison, Charles Manson and James Earl Ray. In 1982, Snyder's show was canceled after an attempt to reformat it into a talk-variety show called "Tomorrow Coast to Coast." The time slot was taken over by a young comedian named David Letterman. (International Herald Tribune)

    Who's got style? You be the judge  Jul 10, 2007
    He developed a reputation for creative alternative sentencing, and gained notice after he was assigned to reopen the case of the late James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. The show is in its 10th season. Style: Blunt. (USA Today -- Life)

    New life for 'bloodiest 47 acres'  Jul 2, 2007
    James Earl Ray escaped from MSP in April 1967, by hiding under a tray in a bread box that was loaded onto a delivery truck. A year later, Ray killed Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tenn. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)

    Today in History  Jun 10, 2007
    Secondary Navigation. By The Associated Press Sun Jun 10, 12:01 AM ET. (Yahoo News)

    Hoffmann making sure civil rights era not forgotten  Jun 2, 2007
    Seeing what remains of Bryant's Grocery Store, where a black teenager whistled at a white woman and later was murdered; the site of the Freedom School in Indianola that was burned down; and the room where James Earl Ray fired the shot heard around the civil rights world, are unforgettable. To many of these young people, it is a life-changing experience. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)

    Exhibit showcases prison's connection to Jefferson City  May 23, 2007
    Notable inmates including the Young brothers, retty Boy Floyd, ed Emma Goldman, Kate Richards O'Hare, onny Liston and James Earl Ray have a prominent display in the middle of the room. hat's my favorite, there were a lot of famous people here, said Danny Reimund, who is studying history at Lincoln University. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)

    I think it's time to address some issues  May 4, 2007
    Commentary and opinion. Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

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