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Bush celebrates Black History Month

WASHINGTON -- To honor black history, President Bush on Monday didn't spend much time looking back. He focused instead on people contributing today _ those who are seizing opportunities gained at great price, the president said. "Their stories," Bush said, "speak a lot louder and a lot clearer than I could."

Like the breakthrough by Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy, who this month became the first black coaches to take their teams to the Super Bowl. Or the work of astronauts Robert Curbeam and Joan Higgenbotham, whose helped rewire the International Space Station.
And then there's Tyrone Flowers, a once aspiring basketball star who was shot and paralyzed. Instead of seeking sympathy or revenge, Flowers became a lawyer and teamed with his wife to form a leadership program for at-risk children.

"That's what we're honoring today: ordinary citizens who do unbelievably fine things," Bush said in an East Room ceremony honoring Black History Month.
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