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CNN: Nelson Mandela On Life Support
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/report-mandela-on-life-supportPresident Nelson Mandela is on life support, a South African official told CNN Wednesday.
Mandela has been in critical condition for four days in a hospital in Pretoria, South Africa. President Barack Obama is currently en route to to the continent and his trip will take him to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania.
The White House has not said whether the First Family plans to visit Mandela.