Clinton nods off at MLK Day event

NEW YORK-- Ex-President Bill Clinton was caught on video Monday nodding off during a Martin Luther King Jr. award presentation.

Clinton was on hand for an appearance at the Convent Avenue Baptist Church in the New York City neighborhood Harlem at services to honor the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

His wife, Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, was at a nearby church, according to published reports.

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The story was first reported in the New York Post, but quickly made the rounds to political blogs like The Huffington Post and Daily Kos.

Earlier in the day, Clinton attended an Atlanta service where more than 2,000 people crowded Ebenezer Baptist Church.

In addition to Clinton, Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin were among those attending the service.