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...have the blood of Africa within me," he declared to cheers before the Ghanaian parliament. "My family's own story encompasses both the tragedies and triumphs of the larger African story...
...illustrate the point, Ghana's parliament, divided by party affiliation, often applauded in sections, as one party or another latched ONTO a word like "corruption" to needle its political opposition. Yet there is no doubt that Ghana, both its government and people, are united in welcoming Obama, the third consecutive U.S. President to visit this nation. People on the street lined motorcade routes chanting Obama's name and wearing T-shirts with his likeness, and billboards welcoming the first couple were ubiquitous in Accra. One sign called Michelle Obama "Our First 'Rock.'" Another said simply, "Ghana adores...
...rights movement. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited Ghana on the heels of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and drew hope from the African nation's experience, which Obama noted in his speech. "Dr. King was asked how he felt while watching the birth of a nation," Obama told the parliament. "And he said: 'It renews my conviction in the ultimate triumph of justice...
...That last comment might help explain why Obama has opted to deliver his key Africa speech to Ghana's Parliament rather than to a public crowd, which would probably have drawn huge numbers. The news site Politico last weekend speculated that Obama - or his security detail - may also want to avoid the kind of bedlam that greeted Bill Clinton's visit to Accra in 1998, when he was nearly crushed by a crowd that numbered in the hundreds of thousands. On that day, as people surged toward the stage, the visibly terrified Clinton shouted, "Get back! Get back!" (Read "Into...
...current administration, with defenders of SBY, as the President is known, quick to point out that even an in-law of the president was jailed for corruption. Still, legislation that could weaken the Corruption Court, where the KPK's cases are tried, is weaving its way through the Parliament, raising doubts about how long the current battle against corruption on multiple levels can be sustained. President Yudhoyono maintains that the fight will continue into his next five years but some fear he may lack the necessary tools to be effective...