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Gaddafi praises Obama, a 'son of Africa' :

source: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/286925,extra-gaddafi-praises-obama-a-son-of-africa.html

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New York - Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi praised President Barack Obama on Wednesday for being the first black US leader. "We Africans are happy and proud that a son of Africa" is president of the United States, Gaddafi told the UN General Assembly, demanding patience from his audience because of the length of his unprepared speech, which went long beyond the allocated 15 minutes for each speaker.

Obama addressed the 192-nation assembly before Gaddafi and exited the UN headquarters rather than remaining to listen to the Libyan leader whose first visit to the UN has prompted controversy.

"We are proud that Obama is a glimpse in the darkness," Gaddafi said, wishing that Obama would remain in the White House for two four-year terms. Obama, the son of a Kenyan father and white American mother, is the country's first African American president.
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