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sheshe2

(87,629 posts)
2. The trip to Africa, amazing!
Sat Jun 29, 2013, 10:01 PM
Jun 2013

You are right Cha, we would not have seen this unfold without TOD!

That must have been a difficult phone call to make for the First Lady and The President, you can see that in the picture.As always they would have done it with grace and heartfelt feelings for the Mandelas.





BOG



"The struggle here against apartheid, for freedom, Madiba’s moral courage, this country’s historic transition to a free and democratic nation has been a personal inspiration to me, has been an inspiration to the world."

What has happened in South Africa shows the "power of principle" and people standing up for what’s right continues to shine as a beacon, he said.

http://news.sky.com/story/1109504/barack-obama-speaks-with-mandelas-wife
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