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President Barack Obama on Thursday selected for ambassadorships in Europe two of his presidential campaign's biggest fundraisers, extending a pattern of rewarding political supporters.
The Peace Corps on Friday identified a worker who was found dead in the west African nation of Benin this week as Catherine "Kate" Puzey of Cumming, Ga.
President Bush, embarking on a trip to Africa on Friday, said the United States has a moral imperative as well as economic, political and national security interests in fighting poverty, disease and corruption across the continent.
Part II of the text of President Bush at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art on Thursday, as provided by the White House.
The United States has economic, political and security interests in Africa. More and more, President Bush has personal ones.
President Bush says Africa has a bright future despite poverty and conflicts across the continent, and the United States is committed to being a partner with Africa.
A month after returning from the Middle East, President Bush will travel to Africa in February on a five-country tour.
The White House turned its attention Wednesday to preventing and eradicating malaria, a big killer of African children.
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