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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

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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

Player says he kissed Mandela’s feet when they met

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Golf Capsules

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

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

A woman takes a picture on her smartphone of a statue of Nelson Mandela, near the Royal Festival Hall in London, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. Mandela passed away Thursday night after a long illness. He was 95. As word of Mandela's death spread, current and former presidents, athletes and entertainers, and people around the world spoke about the life and legacy of the former South African leader. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

KEENE: Nelson Mandela’s legacy

By David Keene

Garcia takes lead at somber Sun City

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

Woods says meeting Mandela “inspiring time”

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Visiting the world of Nelson Mandela

By John Price - Special to The Washington Times

** FILE ** This Nov. 17, 2001 file photo shows Nelson Mandela and his wife Graca Machel sharing a private moment during a ceremony to rename a school Nelson Mandela Park Public School in Toronto. The former South African president, who spent much of 2013 in and out of the hospital, died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013 at age 95. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)

Obama: Nelson Mandela now ‘belongs to the ages’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A big week of golf on 3 continents

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

‘Wild Thing’ continues comeback in South Africa

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Actor-comedian Russell Brand denied entry into South Africa twice

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Soccer fans, police clash in Cairo before game

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

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Jimmy Carter admits to near-‘fistfight’ with ex-South African president

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

TAUBE: The real Reagan record on civil rights

By Michael Taube

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Nelson Mandela not dead: Aide for elder Bush apologizes for saying so

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times