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the local community. Celebrate with local African American artists, authors, drummers, community leaders and organizations, entrepreneurs of arts and crafts, guest speakers, and poets. This community event is free, open to the public and will be held at X-Pression Bookstore & Gallery, 970 Ft. Wayne Ave. Feb. 21 from 12-4 p.m. For more information call (317) 264-1866. Indypendence

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reserve a seat call Karen Drain at (317) 524-6765. Former president of Liberia to speak at IUPUI The IUPUI African and African-American Studies Committee presents The Black History Month Keynote Speaker Dr. Amos Sawyer, former President of Liberia. Sawyer is Associate Director and Research Scholar at the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, a

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► Continued from Page 1 sessed weapons of mass destruction weren’t correct. “There are no weapons cf mass destruction in Iraq,” said Carson to thunderous applause from the delegates, “the weapons of mass destruction are in Washington.” “Before we go somewhere else building new roads, schools and hospitals, let’s build new roads, schools and hospitals in this country,” Carson declared. “Before we restore freedom to Iraq, let’s restore freedom in this country. Let’s restore quality education in this country.” “Don’t let your attention be diverted,” Carson warned delegates. “Clinton lied, but nobody died.” Besides Carson, Marion County Democrats endorsed Senator Evan Bayh for re-elec-tion and Governor Joe Keman forelection. They also endorsed the county’s eleven incumbent Democratic legislators: State Representatives Jeb Bardon, Bill Crawford, John Day, Mae Dickinson, Ed Mahern, Carolene Mays, David Orenlicher, Greg Porter and Vanessa Summers and State Senators Glenn Howard and Billie Breaux. In the countywide races, the Democrats endorsed Mike Rodman as their candidate for Marion County Treasurer. Rodman narrowly lost to current Treasurer Greg Jordan four years ago. Jordan can’t run again because of term limits. Longtime party stalwart Mary Catherine Barton was endorsed for Marion County Surveyor. There was a spirited contest fpr the Democratic Party’s endorsement for Marion County Coroner between Dr. Kenneth Ackles, a prominent chiropractor and current Deputy Coroner John Linehan. Ackles was strongly supported by AfricanAmerican elected officials and party leaders. Other party leaders were concerned that having Ackles and Rodman, two Afri-can-Americans, leading the county ticket would create, in their words, “an unbalanced ticket” in November. However, Democratic slating convention delegates disagreed, choosing Ackles as the party’s Coroner candidate by a two-to-one margin. Democrats also endorsed candidates for Township Advisory Boards in six of the county’s nine townships. Democrats currently control the township boards in Center, Washington and Pike Townships.

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