Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich to Speak at Largest Lebanese American Festival in U.S.

    LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Democratic
 Presidential candidate and Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich, who recently
 returned from a fact-finding and peace mission in Lebanon, will be a
 featured speaker tomorrow (Sunday) at the Lebanese American Festival in
 Griffith Park, Los Angeles.
     The annual event brings together more than 10,000 Americans of Lebanese
 heritage for the largest festival of its kind in America. Los Angeles is
 the home of the largest Lebanese-American community in the United States.
     Congressman Kucinich, who will address the crowd at about 3:30, was
 invited because of his passionate concern for a peaceful future for the
 Middle East. He was the only member of Congress who spoke against the
 bombing of Lebanon last year. After the conflict, he visited countries in
 the Middle East, including Lebanon, accompanied by his wife Elizabeth. They
 returned to Lebanon two weeks ago to meet with President Lahoud and Prime
 Minister Siniora and other government and religious leaders as well as
 citizens and residents of the country.
     "I am honored to have been invited to address a group that is as deeply
 committed as I am to bringing about an equitable and peaceful resolution to
 the problems that have long plagued that troubled region of the world. I
 look forward to sharing my observations and my perspective to the thousands
 of attendees who have family members and friends who still live there,"
 Kucinich said.
     Other speakers will include state and local elected officials,
 including LA Mayor Antonio Villariagosa.
 
 

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