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The Handshake Seen Around the World
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11 Dec 2013

Article by WN.com Corespondent Dallas Darling. Perhaps the United States is once again regaining its revolutionary spirit. But this time instead of a "shot heard around the world," it will be known as the "handshake seen around the world." And instead of George Washington as Commander-in-Chief, the hero will be President Barack Obama as...

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US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuban President Raul Castro at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, South Africa, in the rain for a memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela, Tuesday Dec. 10, 2013. The handshake between the leaders of the two Cold War enemies came during a ceremony that's focused on Mandela's legacy of reconciliation. Hundreds of foreign dignitaries and world heads of states gather Tuesday with thousands of South African people to celebrate the life, and mark the death, of Nelson Mandela who has became a global symbol of reconciliation.
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updated 11 Dec 2013; published 11 Dec 2013
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Obama Encounters Raul Castro Hand Shake Nelson Mandela Memorial Service HD
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Michael Savage Goes Off on Obama Selfie at Mandela Memorial, Shaking Hands w/ Castro - 12/10/13
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Obama Encounters Raul Castro Hand Shake Nelson Mandela Memorial Service Johannesburg
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President Obama Did Not Plan Shaking Hands With Castro
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Shaking hands with Castro
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Obama shaking hands with Castro at Mandela memorial in S Africa
NYPD report into Kenya mall attack suggests only four shooters involved, and all may have escaped
Full Article Fox News
11 Dec 2013

Published December 11, 2013FoxNews.com September 21, 2013: A woman who had been hiding during the gun battle runs for cover after armed police enter the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, after gunmen threw grenades and opened fire Sept. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Jonathan Kalan, File) September 26, 2013: This photo released by the Kenya Presidency shows...

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File - A woman who had been hiding during the gun battle runs for cover after armed police enter the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, after gunmen threw grenades and opened fire Sept. 21, 2013.
photo: AP / Jonathan Kalan

updated 28 Sep 2013; published 28 Sep 2013
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Kenyan Government Was Informed About Attack On Nairobi Mall
updated 30 Sep 2013; published 30 Sep 2013
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Who Was Informed About The Kenyan Mall Attack?
updated 29 Sep 2013; published 29 Sep 2013
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Kenya government faces questions over siege
updated 29 Sep 2013; published 29 Sep 2013
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Kenyan Interior Minister Refused To Answer Intelligence About Westgate Mall Attack
updated 21 Oct 2013; published 21 Oct 2013
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FULL VIDEO : Kenyan Soldiers Looting Westgate Mall - CCTV EXCLUSIVE
updated 30 Sep 2013; published 30 Sep 2013
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Red Cross: 39 People Missing After Kenya Mall Attack
Kerry, Congress spar over Iran nuclear deal
Full Article Ohio
11 Dec 2013

WASHINGTON: The Obama administration and Congress clashed Tuesday over the historic nuclear deal with Iran, exposing deep rifts over a U.S. pledge to refrain from any new sanctions over the next six months in exchange for concessions on enriching uranium. The disagreement could have broad consequences for the U.S. diplomatic effort to prevent Iran...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gives a statement to the media at the start of a meeting with business leaders in Cairo, Egypt
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updated 27 Nov 2013; published 27 Nov 2013
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Kerry delivers video on Iran deal to Congress
updated 25 Nov 2013; published 25 Nov 2013
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John Kerry and William Hague herald nuclear deal with Iran
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Iran nuclear deal makes Mid East safer place Kerry
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John Kerry Morning Joe On Congress, Iran, Israel etc. 11/14/13
updated 26 Nov 2013; published 26 Nov 2013
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Follow the Money: How Lobby Interests are Spinning Iran Nuclear Deal
updated 24 Nov 2013; published 24 Nov 2013
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John Kerry Says Deal Reached With Iran Will Allow Them To Prove Their Nuclear Program Is Peaceful
Mandela's body to lie in state at Union Buildings
Full Article BBC News
11 Dec 2013

The body of Nelson Mandela is due to be taken in procession to the Union Buildings in Pretoria where it will lie in state for three days. Each morning his remains will be transported across the city in a glass casket. People have been encouraged to line the route and form a "guard of honour". The public, as well as invited heads of state...

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In this Dec. 10, 2013, photo, President Barack Obama waves as he arrives to speak at the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium in the Johannesburg, South Africa township of Soweto. The Nelson Mandela eulogized to the world by Obama as "a giant of history" and the "last great liberator of the 20th century," seemed a different person from the one the United States held at arm's length, to put it diplomatically, for much of his life and career.
photo: AP / Evan Vucci

updated 10 Dec 2013; published 10 Dec 2013
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[FULL HD] Obama Speech Statement World Leaders Gather Mandela Memorial South Africans!
updated 11 Dec 2013; published 11 Dec 2013
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Transporting of Madiba's body to the Union Building
updated 10 Dec 2013; published 10 Dec 2013
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Fly-over of Nelson Mandela's lying-in-state route
updated 07 Dec 2013; published 07 Dec 2013
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3 Days March For Nelson Mandela's Body Before Funeral
updated 07 Dec 2013; published 07 Dec 2013
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BBC News - Nelson Mandela death Difficult days for family
updated 06 Dec 2013; published 06 Dec 2013
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BREAKING NEWS: World mourns as NELSON MANDELA dies at age 95 [RIP NELSON MANDELA]
Obama-Castro Handshake Draws Attention at Mandela Tribute
Full Article Voa News
10 Dec 2013

Tuesday&aposs; memorial service for Nelson Mandela generated some informal diplomacy and political controversy, alongside the praise for the late South African president. In a moment...

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In this image from TV, US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuban President Raul Castro at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, South Africa, in the rain for a memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela, Tuesday Dec. 10, 2013.
photo: AP / SABC Pool

updated 10 Dec 2013; published 10 Dec 2013
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Barack Obama And Raul Castro Shake Hands At Mandela Memorial
updated 10 Dec 2013; published 10 Dec 2013
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Historic handshake: Obama greets Cuba's leader Raul Castro at Mandela memorial
updated 10 Dec 2013; published 10 Dec 2013
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Raul Castro Speech Nelson Mandela Memorial. #madiba #mandelamemorial
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Obama Encounters Raul Castro Hand Shake Nelson Mandela Memorial Service Johannesburg
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Obama's Historic Handshake with Cuba's Castro
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Kerry Talks About Obama Castro Handshake
Two French soldiers killed in Central African Republic
Full Article France24
10 Dec 2013

Two French soldiers have been killed in the Central African Republic, the French presidency announced on Tuesday, as French and African Union troops lead a UN-backed military operation aimed at halting inter-religious violence in the...

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French troops leave their position near a suspected Seleka, the alliance of mostly Muslim rebel groups, hideout in Bangui, Central African Republic, Monday Dec. 9, 2013.
photo: AP / Jerome Delay

updated 10 Dec 2013; published 10 Dec 2013
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Two French soldiers killed during conflict in the Central African Republic
updated 10 Dec 2013; published 10 Dec 2013
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Two French soldiers killed in CAR
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French military mission underway in Central African Republic
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French Soldiers Killed in Central African Republic
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Operation Sangaris French Army Central African Republic soldiers patrol in the street of Bangui 7 De
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Two French soldiers die in Central African Republic
The World Gathers for Nelson Mandela's Memorial Service
Full Article Mashable
10 Dec 2013

Dozens of heads of state from around the world are arriving in South Africa early this week to commemorate Nelson Mandela, the country's former president and anti-apartheid hero,...

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An image of former South African president Nelson Mandela is projected on a screen at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, near Johannesburg, South Africa, ahead of his memorial service Tuesday Dec. 10, 2013.
photo: AP / Peter Dejong

updated 10 Dec 2013; published 10 Dec 2013
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Raul Castro Speech Nelson Mandela Memorial. #madiba #mandelamemorial
updated 10 Dec 2013; published 10 Dec 2013
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Obama's Complete Nelson Mandela Memorial Speech
updated 10 Dec 2013; published 10 Dec 2013
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[FULL HD] Obama Speech Statement World Leaders Gather Mandela Memorial South Africans!
updated 10 Dec 2013; published 10 Dec 2013
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Mandela memorial service: President Obama's moving tribute to Nelson Mandela
updated 10 Dec 2013; published 10 Dec 2013
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President Obama Speaks at a Memorial Service for Nelson Mandela
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South African president Zuma booed at Mandela memorial
Ukraine president to discuss crisis with former leaders
Full Article BBC News
10 Dec 2013

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is expected to hold talks with three former presidents over the political crisis which began when Ukraine decided not to sign an EU free-trade deal. The talks come as protesters remain encamped in a central square in the capital Kiev. On Monday, security forces cleared some activists from government buildings....

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Pro-European Union activists wearing Ukrainian National flags walk through the Independence Square in KIev, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013.
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updated 04 Dec 2013; published 04 Dec 2013
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Protesters call for strikes and blockades as crisis deepens in Ukraine
updated 10 Dec 2013; published 10 Dec 2013
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Ukraine president to discuss crisis with former leaders
updated 03 Dec 2013; published 03 Dec 2013
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Ukraine Protests: EU Neighbours Deeply Concerned By Ukraine Crisis
updated 04 Dec 2013; published 04 Dec 2013
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Thailand crisis and riots, Thai government says protest leader must surrender, no talks
updated 08 Dec 2013; published 08 Dec 2013
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French troops start disarming fighters in C. African Republic
Full Article Dawn
10 Dec 2013

BANGUI (Central African Republic), Dec 9: French troops on Monday began disarming fighters in the Central African Republic to try to restore security after a swell in sectarian violence that claimed hundreds of lives. Bangui was relatively calm after days of fighting involving former Seleka rebels in which nearly 400 people were killed, although...

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French troops detain a suspected Seleka officer , preventing Christian mobs from lynching him near the airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, Monday Dec. 9, 2013.
photo: AP / Jerome Delay

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French troops start to disarm militias in Central African Republic
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French Troops Start With Disarmament Rebels In Central African Republic
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French troops start to disarm militias in Central African Republic
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World News French troops start to disarm militias in Central African Republic
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French Troops Disarming Militia In The Central African Republic
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French troops deploy in C. African Republic to disarm fighters
World Leaders Head to South Africa for Mandela Tribute
Full Article Chosunilbo
09 Dec 2013

Leaders are traveling to South Africa from around the world for Tuesday's memorial service for Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who died last week at the age of 95. U.S. President Barack Obama left Washington Monday morning, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, and former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura. Former presidents...

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President Barack Obama walks down the steps of Air Force One during his arrival, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colo.
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updated 10 Dec 2013; published 10 Dec 2013
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[FULL HD] Obama Speech Statement World Leaders Gather Mandela Memorial South Africans!
updated 10 Dec 2013; published 10 Dec 2013
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Mandela memorial service: President Obama's moving tribute to Nelson Mandela
updated 10 Dec 2013; published 10 Dec 2013
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President Obama Speech Nelson Mandela Memorial. #madiba #mandelamemorial
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Nelson Mandela - Barack Obama pays tribute to South Africa's Madiba
updated 10 Dec 2013; published 10 Dec 2013
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Nelson Mandela Memorial: President Obama Honors Legacy of South African Leader
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