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01/02/07
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Winfrey opens school for girls
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Oprah Winfrey opened a school today for disadvantaged girls, fulfilling a promise she made to former president Nelson Mandela six years ago and giving more than 150 students a chance for a better future.
"I wanted to give this opportunity to girls who had a light so bright that not even poverty could dim that light," Ms. Winfrey said at a news conference. Mr. Mandela was among the guests at the opening of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in the small town of Henley-on-Klip, south of Johannesburg. Lachey,...
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