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President Obama and George W. Bush to meet in Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania The White House says President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush will meet while both leaders are in Tanzania.

The two leaders will join together Tuesday in Dar es Salaam for a wreath-laying ceremony at the U.S. Embassy in honor of bombing there in 1998 that killed 11 people. They'll also meet with staff at the embassy.

Obama arrived in Tanzania on Monday on the final leg of his three-country tour of Africa. His Republican predecessor coincidentally also plans to be there for a conference on African women organized by the George W. Bush Institute.

First lady Michelle Obama and former first lady Laura Bush alsoplan to team upat the conference Tuesday for a joint discussion on promoting women's education, health and economic empowerment.

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