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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: thundley4 on August 04, 2010, 04:35:00 PM
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U.S. State Department lifts warning to African Americans about 'racist' Spaniards... just as Michelle Obama jets into Marbella
The Obama administration faced an embarrassing diplomatic blunder today after it was forced to pull a warning about racism in Spain - just as the First Lady arrived in the country for a summer holiday.
Staff at the U.S. State Department removed the contentious advice to travellers, which included the phrase 'racist prejudices could lead to the arrest of Afro-Americans who travel to Spain,' from its website on Monday.
The First Lady landed in the Costa del Sol this morning for a break with her youngest daughter Sasha, nine.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1300240/Michelle-Obama-jets-Marbella-5-star-holiday-daughter-Sasha.html#ixzz0vfvojHka
Is there a state department travel warning about Mexico? I'm pretty sure there is one for Arizona. :sarcasm: