Candles spell out "sorry is the first step" on the Federation lawn in front of the parliament house in Canberra, Australia. Many Aborigines have high hopes that new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will usher in a new era of race relations when he apologizes to thousands of Aborigines.

First published in the February 13, 2008, 9:26 a.m. edition

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