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From: The Washington Times | July 12, 2009
ACCRA, Ghana | To adoring crowds, and with a nod to his own success as a black American, President Obama on Saturday used this relatively stable democracy to challenge the rest of Africa to rise above conflict and corruption as it sees the world stage. With a message that was part congratulatory and part warning, Mr. Obama told Ghanaians he has “the blood of Africa within me,” and said the continent is at “a new moment of great promise.” But he condemned despots who cheat their citizens and said colonialism can no longer be used as an excuse for bad …
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