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Mandela on US Terror Watch List

Rice is embarrassed, she tells senators

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted May 1, 2008 6:40 AM CDT

(Newser) – Nelson Mandela may be a Nobel Peace Prize winner, former head of state, an icon of non-violence, and a symbol of the conquest of hope and endurance over oppression, but to the US federal government he's a potential terrorist. Incredibly, Mandela and all members of... Read full story »

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