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| https://sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=0A0719F9-E927-4CBA-8EBE-3817274F4137 | News August 26 | 2013-08-26 | 2013 | 2013-08 | Independent | House | VT | Bernard Sanders | S000033 | sanders.senate.gov | legacy | News August 26 Monday, August 26, 2013 Senator Sanders March on Washington Sen. Bernie Sanders was a 22-year-old college student when he stood at the Lincoln Memorial and listened to Dr. Martin Luther King deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech. Washington has begun celebrating the 50th anniversary of Dr. King's landmark address, WNYT-TV in Albany, N.Y., reported on Monday. VIDEO A Marine Remembered The parents of Kyle Gilbert, killed in Iraq a decade ago, wrote a letter to the editor of the Brattleboro Reformer to thank participants in a memorial service. “A particular thanks to Sam Haskins from Sen. Bernie Sanders office for reading a heartwarming letter, not forgetting Kyle’s sacrifice,” they wrote. LINK Thunder Road In the 35-lap Tiger Sportsman feature, Brendan Moodie of Wolcott raced on the outside of Chris Roberts in his Bernie Sanders/Nathan Brown No. 94 for 14 laps before contact brought out a caution flag. After the race was restarted, Moodie quickly got the upper hand and won, the Times Argus reported. World U.S. Mulls Action in Syria Moving a step closer to possible American military action in Syria, a senior Obama administration official said Sunday that there was “very little doubt” that President Bashar al-Assad’s military forces had used chemical weapons against civilians last week and that a Syrian promise to allow United Nations inspectors access to the site was “too late to be credible,” The New York Times reported. LINK Food Safety Protesters in the Philippines destroyed a field of genetically modified plants called Golden Rice, which is being developed by a nonprofit group to provide a new source of vitamin A. The vital nutrient could prevent blindness in up to a half-million children each year and strengthen the immune system to prevent two million deaths. The destruction of the field trial earlier this month spurred several thousand scientists to sign a petition venting frustration with groups they see as playing on misplaced fears of genetic engineering. There is “broad scientific consensus that GMOs are not intrinsically more risky than other crops,” according to The New York Times. LINK Unemployment in Poland Government figures show that Poland's jobless rate fell to 13.1 per cent at the end of July, compared to 13.2 per cent the month before, thanks to seasonal jobs. The state Main Statistical Office released the figures on Monday. It said that some 2.1 million people, out of a population of 38 million, were out of work at the end of July, The Associated Press reorted. LINK National Stagnant Wages Are Crimping Economic Growth Americans are spending enough to keep the economy rolling, but don't expect them to splurge unless their paychecks start to grow. Four years into the economic recovery, U.S. workers' pay still isn't even keeping up with inflation. The average hourly pay for a nongovernment, non-supervisory worker, adjusted for price increases, declined to $8.77 last month from $8.85 at the end of the recession in June 2009, The Wall Street Journal reported. LINK NSA’s Critics in Congress The latest disclosures over government surveillance programs have emboldened their critics on Capitol Hill, ensuring that the debate over national security and privacy will remain intense when Congress returns this fall. Lawmakers clamored for security officials to provide more information on the surveillance programs after a secret national-security court ruling released Wednesday concluded that some National Security Agency practices violated the Constitution, and new media reports detailed the NSA’s surveillance programs were broader than previously known, according to The Wall Street Journal. LINK Tar Sands Pipeline The State Department's Office of Inspector General said Friday it will release the results of an investigation into a possible conflict of interest in the department's Keystone XL pipeline review in January—a move that could delay a final decision on the project until next year. The OIG is investigating allegations that a consulting firm hired to produce the draft environmental impact statement for the pipeline had ties to TransCanada Corp. and the American Petroleum Institute, both organizations with a key stake in the project, National Journal reported. LINK Vermont Irene Wednesday is the second anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene, which dropped up to 11 inches of rain on parts of the state, killing six, damaging or destroying 500 miles of roads and 200 bridges and displacing thousands. Gov. Peter Shumlin on Wednesday will be in Wilmington to celebrate the community's recovery by eating chili at Dot's, the iconic restaurant heavily damaged by the storm that is once again in business. On Thursday, Shumlin is going to be in Waterbury where he will announce federal funding for repairs to the Waterbury state office complex, The Associated Press reported. LINK | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |