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On July 29, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) practically branded President Barack Obama an apologist for the human rights abuses of an African regime, for having met in the White House with President Alassane Ouattara of the Ivory Coast. Yet, for all of Inhofe's accusations against the President, the senior Senator has been a Washington advocate for Christian African strongmen with appalling records of human rights abuses.

While Inhofe is correct to point out abuses by Ouattara that undercut his inclusion in a meeting in honor of model African democracy leaders, the record shows that the Senator has not been a consistent voice in defense of human rights in Africa.

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