1.0 link 79718 <![CDATA[Obama's Plea for Unity Should Be Heard in Kenya]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-tepper-marlin/obamas-plea-for-unity-sho_b_79718.html In his victory speech after the Iowa Democratic Caucus yesterday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) describes himself as having a "father from Kenya and a mother from Kansas" and seeks to use his campaign to unify the United States.

His words should be relayed and listened to in Kenya, where widespread unrest and loss of life is occurring following actions of the incumbent president, Mwai Kibaki, a Kikuyu tribesman. Kibaki rushed to declare his reelection over Luo challenger Raila Odinga, despite signs...

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