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Minister Louis Farrakhan addresses the Saviours  Day Convention in Rosemont, Ill., Sunday, March 1, 2009. Saviours Day is the  Nation of Islam's annual commemoration of the birth of Master Fard Muhammad,  the founder of the Nation of Islam.
Minister Louis Farrakhan addresses the Saviours Day Convention in Rosemont, Ill., Sunday, March 1, 2009. Saviours Day is the Nation of Islam’s annual commemoration of the birth of Master Fard Muhammad, the founder of the Nation of Islam.
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ROSEMONT, Ill. — Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan, below, says President Barack Obama has ignited an unprecedented energy among people, and he’s urging followers to not let it die.

Farrakhan says Nation of Islam members must accept responsibility to build communities.

The 75-year-old delivered a speech Sunday to thousands attending the movement’s annual convention in a Chicago suburb. References to the Obamas were everywhere at the two-day convention, from Farrakhan’s keynote address to a session called the “Michelle Obama Effect.” The Associated Press

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