Tag: Nelson Mandela

Obama Shakes Raúl Castro’s Hand

Obama Shakes Raúl Castro’s Hand

Daniel Halper · December 10, 2013 11:39 am

President Obama on Tuesday was caught taking a "seflie" during the memorial service for Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa.ÃÂ (Chip Somodevilla/Getty images)

Obama takes selfie at Nelson Mandela memorial service

Meghashyam Mali · December 10, 2013 5:00 am

US President Barack Obama speaks to the assembled crowds at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, South Africa, in the rain for a memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela, Tuesday. (AP/SABC Pool)

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In remarks at Nelson Mandela’s funeral, Obama makes it personal

Charlie Spiering · December 10, 2013 5:00 am

President Barack Obama waves to the crowd from the stands as he arrives for the memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela at the FNB stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

President Obama honors Nelson Mandela as a ‘giant of history’

Meghashyam Mali · December 10, 2013 5:00 am

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. (AP/SABC Pool)

Obama shakes hands with Cuba’s Raul Castro at Nelson Mandela memorial

Meghashyam Mali · December 10, 2013 5:00 am

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. (AP/SABC Pool)

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VIDEO: Obama shakes hands with Cuba’s Raul Castro

Charlie Spiering · December 10, 2013 5:00 am

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Obama laughs, takes selfie at Nelson Mandela funeral

Ashe Schow · December 10, 2013 5:00 am

Program for Mandela Memorial

Program for Mandela Memorial

Daniel Halper · December 9, 2013 5:09 pm

Nelson Mandela was my hero back when many in the West thought he was precisely that: a terrorist. (AP Photo)

Praise for Nelson Mandela is well-deserved

Gregory Kane · December 9, 2013 5:00 am

A woman waves a South African national flag ahead of the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, near Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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Why is Ted Cruz the only U.S. senator attending Mandela memorial?

Byron York · December 9, 2013 5:00 am

President Barack Obama, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, waves prior to boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, before traveling to South Africa for a memorial service in honor of Nelson Mandela. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

President Obama to speak at Mandela memorial service

Meghashyam Mali · December 9, 2013 5:00 am

James Baker, former White House chief of staff under President Reagan, said Reagan regretted his veto of sanctions against South Africa during the apartheid.(AP File)

Former Reagan chief of staff: President ‘regretted’ South Africa veto

Brian Hughes · December 8, 2013 5:00 am