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SANDS: Nelson Mandela at the chessboard: A prisoner’s solace

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama, left, and first lady Michelle Obama, right, arrive at Waterkloof Air Base for a memorial service in honor of former South African leader Nelson Mandela on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, in Centurion, South Africa. World leaders, celebrities, and citizens from all walks of life gathered for a memorial service on Tuesday to pay respects to Mandela. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Obama to headline Mandela event; stadium half empty

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

Obama eulogizes Mandela, calls him ‘the last great liberator’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this file photo taken Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, File, Pool)

Israeli P.M. Benjamin Netanyahu backs out of Nelson Mandela funeral

By Josef Federman - Associated Press

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PRUDEN: Waiting for Nelson Mandela without the tears

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Mandela is a model for the masses

By our readers

Vice President Joe Biden, left, accompanied by his wife wife Jill Biden, signs a condolence book inside the South African Embassy in Washington, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, as they paid their respects to former South African President Nelson Mandela. During the visit Biden said that the former president was, "the most remarkable man I met in my whole career." President Obama is en route to South Africa to attend a Tuesday memorial service for Mandela. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

House introduces resolution to honor Nelson Mandela

By James Morrison - The Washington Times

What soccer gave to Nelson Mandela

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

President George Bush shakes hands with South African national leader Nelson Mandela at the White House in Washington, June 25, 1990. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)

Embassy Row: ‘What a tragedy,’ African diplomat says of Mandela’s death

By James Morrison - The Washington Times

The sisters Ayanda, background, and Ntombi Ntshingita sign a condolence book for former president Nelson Mandela outside his first township home in Alexandra in Johannesburg, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. Mandela moves to the house at Alexandra in 1941. South Africa is readying itself for the arrival of a flood of world leaders for the memorial service and funeral of Nelson Mandela as thousands of mourners continued to flock to sites around the country Saturday to pay homage to the freedom struggle icon. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

SIMMONS: Mandela: May the man of many roles rest in peace

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

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KEENE: Nelson Mandela’s legacy

By David Keene - The Washington Times

Radio host and columnist Armstrong Williams. (Image courtesy of New Chapter Publisher)

WILLIAMS: My season with Mandela

By Armstrong Williams

President Ronald Reagan (seated) and Chief of Staff James A. Baker III are pictured in the Oval Office of the White House. (University of Texas)

Former Reagan aide James Baker: President regretted apartheid veto

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

The flag above the White House flies at half-staff in honor of the late South African President Nelson Mandela on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

South Carolina sheriff refuses to lower American flag for Nelson Mandela

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

FILE - In this file photo taken Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, Czech Republic's Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok arrives for an EU summit. Many world leaders have said they wouldn't miss Nelson Mandela's funeral for anything, but Czech Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok isn't among them. Rusnok's conversation with Defense Minister Vlastimil Picek in parliament on Friday was broadcast by the Czech public television news channel. When Picek reminded him that President Milos Zeman might be unable to fly due to a knee injury, Rusnok reacted with a vulgar term. Addressing his companion by the Czech equivalent of "dude," Rusnok said: "I'm dreading that I will have to go." (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)

‘Dude, I’m dreading that I will have to go’: Czech prime minister on Mandela funeral

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Flowers, posters, and messages left by mourners lie in front of Nelson Mandela's old house in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. South Africa is readying itself for the arrival of a flood of world leaders for the memorial service and funeral of Nelson Mandela as thousands of mourners continued to flock to sites around the country Saturday to pay homage to the freedom struggle icon. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

A Mandela remembrance

By Christine Dolan — Washington Times Communities

Garcia takes lead at somber Sun City

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

A group of mourners stand around floral tributes laid in memory of former president Nelson Mandela's home in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, after he passed away Thursday night following a long illness. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

World mourns Nelson Mandela and celebrates his life; burial set for Dec. 15

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

The flag above the White House flies at half staff in honor of former South African President Nelson Mandela, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 in Washington. For most of the world, his name is synonymous with courage and perseverance. Leaders and citizens, athletes and artists remembered Mandela on Friday _ though many struggled to find words big enough to describe the man who changed the face of South Africa and inspired a continent and a world: a colossus, a father figure, a giant baobab tree providing shade for an entire nation. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Obama, first lady will attend Mandela memorial services

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times