| April 4, 2008 Candidates remember Martin Luther King
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(NECN/ABC) - On the campaign trail, stumping has been put aside as all three candidates pause to commemorate the passing of Dr. Martin Luther King.
As the rains poured down in Memphis, Tennessee on Friday, Hillary Clinton and John McCain remembered the 40th anniversary of King's assassination.
McCain: "He loved and honored his country even when the feeling was unreturned, and counseled others to do the same."
Barack Obama is in Indiana, evoking the memory of Robert F. Kennedy, who announced King's death to a crowd gathered in the same state four decades ago.
On the same day, it was announced that the U.S. had lost 80,000 jobs in March, the most in five years and the third straight month of losses. Obama highlighted King's focus on economic equality.
Obama: "The struggle for economic justice remains an unfinished part of Dr. King's legacy. The dream is still out of reach for many Americans."
ABC News reporter Christianne Klein has the latest from the campaign trail.
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