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								<span>The first grandchild of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born Sunday in Atlanta.<br><br>The
 girl, named Yolanda Renee King, is the daughter of Martin Luther King 
III and his wife, Arndrea Waters King, the family said in a statement.<br><br>The newborn weighed in at 7.5 pounds. Her birth comes two years and two days after her parents were married.<br><br>"We
 are excited about our precious gift from God and cannot express how 
fortunate we feel to have our beautiful baby girl. It is truly the 
happiest day of our lives. I know my parents are smiling down from 
heaven," the new father said in the statement released by Matlock 
Advertising and Public Relations, which works with the King family.<br><br>The girl carries the first name of her father's sister, the oldest of the four King children, who died last year.</span>
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