Feds to remove controversial MLK Memorial quote

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The federal government said Tuesday that it plans to remove a controversial quotation from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial next year.

Although the King Memorial has been widely lauded for its architecture, the paraphrasing of a 1968 quote from King attracted criticism because some felt it made him appear conceited.

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