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In this Saturday, July 11, 2009 file photo, women wearing traditional dresses bearing the image of President Barack Obama chant his name after he addressed the Ghanaian Parliament in Accra, Ghana. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Obama visit to Kenya? Only 1 day in Africa so far

Jason Straziuso, Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - President Barack Obama promised to visit his father's homeland — Kenya — before the end of his presidency, but of the 51 country visits Obama made the last four years, America's first black president spent less than a day in sub-Saharan Africa...
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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (left) visited by Rep. Dennis Kucinich at the Mayo Clinic.

Jackson Jr. visited by 2 congressmen

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CHICAGO (AP) - Two Illinois congressmen have visited Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who's been on medical leave for months...
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Mike Tyson takes part in a curtain call following his 'Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth' Broadway Opening Night at Longacre Theatre on August 2, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Knocked out: Mike Tyson barred from New Zealand

Nick Perry, Associated Press
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand cancelled a visa for Mike Tyson because of his rape conviction, days after Prime Minister John Key spoke out against the visit by the former heavyweight champion...
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In this CNN screen grab, Dr. Conrad Murray listens as he sits in court during his sentencing for the involuntary manslaughter of singer Michael Jackson at the Los Angeles Superior Court on November 29, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Judge Michael E. Pastor sentenced Murray to four years in county jail for his involuntary manslaughter conviction of Jackson. (Photo by Pool/Getty Images)

Conrad Murray invites Katherine Jackson to visit him behind bars

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The doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson, Conrad Murray, just released a statement inviting Katerine Jackson to visit him in jail...
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