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USA Today - Mon Nov 9, 11:35 am ET

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Mandela Endures as South Africa’s Ideal
New York Times - Sun Nov 8, 9:38 pm ET
Even as Nelson Mandela fades from view, he retains a vital place in South Africa’s public consciousness.
What the Fall of the Berlin Wall Meant to Africa
ABC News - Mon Nov 9, 6:19 pm ET
ABC's Dana Hughes reports from Nairobi: Post-colonialism, Africa was split into Cold War camps with both the West and the Soviet Union propping up some very dubious regimes in the name of the Cold War. Apartheid existed in South Africa...
Staging World Cup as big as liberation-Jordaan
Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Mon Nov 9, 7:11 am ET
Winning the right to stage next year's World Cup may have been a bigger moment for South Africa even than the end of apartheid, according to the chief organiser of the soccer extravaganza.
Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, to celebrate Motown's 50th; Jacksons' reality show debut; and more: The Morning After
The Cleveland Plain Dealer - Mon Nov 9, 6:09 am ET
Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, the Temptations and others will be in Detroit later this month to celebrate Motown’s 50th anniversary. Plus, Chris Brown responds to Rihanna's "20/20" interview, and Dierks Bentley reaches out to Fort Hood hero Sgt. Kimberly Munley.
EXTRA: Berlin's mayor remembers Nazi pogroms 71 years ago
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 9, 2:35 pm ET
Berlin - Berlin's mayor Klaus Wowereit remembered Germany's darkest days in reference to the Nazi pogrom on November 9, 1938, as he spoke on 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Monday night. Germany would not forget what was one of ...
Johannesburg wall comes tumbling down on 20th anniversary of Berlin
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 9, 1:19 pm ET
Johannesburg - A section of the wall surrounding the German cultural institute in Johannesburg came tumbling down on Monday as Germany used the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall to try to break down barriers in South Africa. Germany's a...
Breaking out of our bubble
Seattle Times - Mon Nov 9, 3:14 am ET
The Rev. Peter Storey says we Americans live in a bubble. We know that, but he's worth listening to because, as a white South African who fought apartheid, he knows the harm of being blind to other perspectives.
Barenboim joins Bon Jovi and others for 20th anniversary of Berlin Wall's fall
Washington Post - Sun Nov 8, 12:00 am ET
BERLIN -- Daniel Barenboim, who was in town the night the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, is joining Bon Jovi, Mikhail Gorbachev, Lech Walesa and Hillary Clinton to celebrate the 20th anniversary.
Award Winning Gay Author Writes Travel Book About Next Gay Mecca – Cape Town, South Africa
PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 2:01 am ET
While researching his upcoming novel in a country nicknamed “The Rainbow Nation,” award winning novelist Michael Holloway Perronne discovers the coastal city of Cape Town, South Africa is quickly emerging as a gay travel spot for those who are looking for a GLBT friendly destination outside of the usual. With its progressive government, beautiful beaches, pulsing clubs, world class shopping and ...
Obama says he's surprised, humbled to be awarded Nobel Peace Prize
CBS 6 Richmond - Sun Nov 8, 11:44 am ET
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, who has pledged to place diplomacy ahead of confrontation in world affairs, won the Nobel Prize for Peace Friday, a remarkable and controversial honor for a leader just eight months in office.
Hollywood's holidays go beyond Scrooge
The Cincinnati Enquirer - Sun Nov 8, 5:30 am ET
Hollywood has dozens of films coming before year's end. Here are the highlights:
South Africa in the Hollywood eye
Los Angeles Times - Sat Nov 7, 8:10 pm ET
The nation has become a rising beacon post-apartheid and the film industry is taking note, with home-grown filmmakers and their foreign counterparts sharing the spotlight. The nation has become a rising beacon post-apartheid and the film industry is taking note, with home-grown filmmakers and their foreign counterparts sharing the spotlight.
What the Dickens are the next big hits?
The Record and Herald News - Sun Nov 8, 2:04 am ET
A holiday film preview.
Daughter of Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Naomi Tutu, to make local visit
The Flint Journal - Sun Nov 8, 3:03 am ET
GENESEE COUNTY — Nontombi Naomi Tutu grew up a black woman in apartheid South Africa and watched her famous father fight so hard for racial equality, he earned the title “South Africa’s moral conscience.”
Sneaking a peek at Hollywood's holiday gifts
Poughkeepsie Journal - Sun Nov 8, 5:06 am ET
LOS ANGELES - Hollywood loves money. So does Ebenezer Scrooge. So what better way to launch the holiday season than putting the old money-grubber at the head of the line to separate movie-goers from their cash?