Mandela Memorial Service

“The world will never see the likes of Nelson Mandela again”, this from President Barack Obama in his speech before tens of thousands gathered in the rain Tuesday morning at Mandela’s memorial service in Johannesburg, South Africa. Obama said young people should know they can make Mandela’s life work their own.  He remarked that Mandela’s death should prompt a […]

Every living American president, except one, is preparing to attend Tuesday’s memorial for former South African President Nelson Mandela. President Obama and former presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter are expected to join dozens of other heads of state at the service in Johannesburg.  Obama will be leaving the White House later […]