U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech on the death of Nelson Mandela, at the White House, Washington D.C., Dec. 5, 2013. Obama on Thursday mourned the death of Nelson Mandela, saying the former South African president has "achieved more than can be expected of any man." (Xinhua/Zhang Jun)

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Obama says Mandela "achieves more than could be expected of any man"

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday mourned the death of Nelson Mandela, saying the former South African president has "achieved more than could be expected of any man."

In a televised speech at the White House, Obama hailed Mandela as a man who has made real his ideal of "a democratic and free society" in which all live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.Full Story