Feb. 18, 2008 News Update

What do lame-duck presidents do when they have nothing else on their plate? They visit Africa.
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President Bush goes to Africa. Makes page A14 of New York Times. That's what lame-duck presidents do when they have nothing else on their plate -- they visit Africa.

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