Obama issues strong riposte against the Trumps of the world

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Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela was born 100 years ago and the lecture is part of a week-long celebration of his life. In Numbers 25,000% The amount of your daily recommended intake of vitamin B12 contained in a single "Spike Shooter" energy drink. Facts of the Day Today is Nelson Mandela's birthday. Hopefully you knew this already. Henry Ford attempted to negotiate a peace during World War I, launching a "peace ship" from the United States in 1915. It failed. Dismally. 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