The information director at the UM sponsored Africa University has written an interesting article for UMNS with thoughts from some of the students about what an Obama presidency means for Africa. I had many differences with President Bush over the years, but I never quite understood why most of the people who hate him never gave him credit for what he did for Africa. During his time in office, he more than tripled humanitarian aid to the continent, and he made AIDS and HIV a huge priority. Tens of thousands (maybe more) of people are alive today because of his policies, and it would be good to see his detractors at least give him props for this.I hope that President Obama can do more.
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24 January 2009
Here is One Thing about the Former Prez
Love him or hate him, President Bush did some things that most people would have thought him impossible to do. Here's one and it has gotten little press:
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