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February 2008  For Immediate Release Office of the Press
Secretary February 14, 2008  Roundtable Interview of the
President with Foreign Radio Media Roosevelt Room  1:18 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Just a couple of comments. I'm
very much looking forward to the trip. This will be my second
trip to the continent of Africa, my wife's fifth trip. The
reason why I'm looking forward to it is I want the people on the
continent of Africa to know that the American people care deeply
about the human condition; that when we see suffering it
troubles our conscience and we want to help. I believe to whom
much is given, much is required. A lot has been given to
America, and therefore, a lot is required of us, to deal with
human misery, in the form of hunger and disease and
hopelessness.  And so this is going to be a trip that I bring
the goodwill of American people, with a strategy to