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She does not consider herself a secret weapon, but Michelle Obama s trip to Africa showed the US first lady has sharp political skills that White House aides can exploit to help re-elect her husband. HT Image On her second official solo trip abroad, Mrs Obama played the roles of traditional and non-traditional politician, meeting with the President of Botswana, calling on the first lady of South Africa, and sharing a moment with Nelson Mandela, the former South African president and anti apartheid icon. She delivered a well received speech to encourage young leaders, painted a wall with teenagers infected with HIV/AIDS, and gave, along with her daughters, a lively oral reading of Dr. Seuss The Cat in the Hat to a group of children. Audiences were smitten, highlighting her unique ability to connect with people on behalf of and independently from President Barack Obama. Those skills will now be applied to domestic politics as the 2012 presidential election heats up. The first lady arrived back in Washington late on Sunday and has a series of fund raisers for Democrats this week. More campaign related activities will crop up in her schedule over the coming months. Despite her popularity at home and abroad, Mrs. Obama downplays her role in the president s political universe. I think my husband is his secre
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Former US president Bill Clinton said on Thursday that Congress must pass a strong climate change bill if it hopes to persuade China and India to sign up to a new deal on tackling global warming. HT Image In an interview with the Financial Times in London, Clinton said legislation must be passed before a global summit in Copenhagen in December to agree on a successor to the Kyoto treaty on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. First of all, if we don t adopt a workable but a strong bill then we can t get them India and China to sign up bec
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