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Bush arrives in Ghana on fourth leg of Africa tour

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Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:14pm EST

ACCRA (Reuters) - President George W. Bush arrived in Ghana on Tuesday on the fourth leg of a five-nation tour of Africa aimed at highlighting U.S. support for health, education and democracy in the world's poorest continent.

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Air Force One, carrying Bush and his wife Laura, touched down at Accra's Kotoka international airport. In a two-day visit, the U.S. leader is due to meet Ghanaian President John Kufuor on Wednesday before flying on to Liberia.

(Reporting by Samuel Elijah; Writing by Daniel Flynn)
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