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(CNN) -- First lady Michelle Obama met with former South African president Nelson Mandela Tuesday as part of a weeklong visit to the continent, according to a spokeswoman for the first lady. Accompanying her on her visit with Mandela were her nephew Avery Robinson, 19, and niece, Leslie Robinson, 15, children of Obama's brother, Craig Robinson, according to Semonti Stephens, deputy communications director for Mrs. Obama. Obama was expected Tuesday to began visiting other luminaries in the country after arriving in Pretoria on Monday night. Obama, traveling on what officials have said is her second solo official visit to the...

...the trip is already provoking disappointment from Africa advocates who argue that President Obama, whose father was Kenyan, hasn't devoted enough time to the continent since winning the presidency. Mwiza Munthali, public outreach director of TransAfrica Forum, argues that U.S. officials "are not seeing Africa as a big priority. There has been some ambivalence." The president has made just one trip to sub-Saharan Africa since his Jan. 2009 inauguration and has chosen not to accompany his wife on her journey. This isn't the first time the First Lady has come under fire for travel plans. Below we review some of...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- Far from the final frontier, "Star Trek" fans gravitated to a political fund-raiser, drawn by the prospect of seeing no less than two Star Fleet captains. Tim Hagan, a Democrat running for governor against a Republican incumbent with the Taft family political lineage and 20 times as much money, isn't shy about using his Hollywood connection. Hagan's wife is actress Kate Mulgrew, who commands a loyal following from her days as Capt. Kathryn Janeway on "Star Trek: Voyager." And on Saturday, a fund-raiser for Hagan's campaign featured Mulgrew along with several of her fellow cast members,...