Obama Back at White House After South Africa Trip

President Barack Obama returned to the White House on Wednesday after travelling halfway around the world to attend the memorial service for Nelson Mandela. Obama's speech at a rain-soaked soccer stadium in Johannesburg was perhaps the most electrifying moment of a day of remembrances about the life of Nelson Mandela, who died last Thursday at age 95. Throughout his speech, Obama sprinkled references to his determination to work to reduce income inequality in the United...

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