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    Africa, the Country

    Posted Thursday, November 06, 2008 3:35 PM | By Juliet Lapidos
    I don't believe for a second that Sarah Palin wasn't aware of the fact that Africa is a continent, not a single country. If there's even a grain of truth to this rumor, I suspect it's that she referred to South Africa as a "region," and that led her aides—who already had a low opinion of her—to assume the worst. I'd also like to point out that none other than George W. Bush once referred to Africa as a "nation."  After meeting with E.U. leaders in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2001, he said: "We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, as we should. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible disease."
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