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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: Chris_ on May 01, 2008, 07:31:31 PM
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Rev. Wright's Honorary degree is canceled by Northwestern
Julianna Goldman
Northwestern University withdrew an invitation for the Reverend Jeremiah Wright to receive an honorary degree at this year's commencement.
``In light of the controversy around Dr. Wright and to ensure the celebratory character of commencement not be affected, the university has withdrawn its invitation to Dr. Wright,'' Cubbage said.
Obama, an Illinois senator, has repeatedly denounced Wright's statements, which have included praise for Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and a suggestion that the U.S. government was capable of developing AIDS to infect black people.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080501/pl_bloomberg/axcinkuxnrh8 (http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080501/pl_bloomberg/axcinkuxnrh8)