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State Department lifts warning about racism in Spain
Just in time for Michelle O's visit
As Spain prepared Wednesday to receive First Lady Michelle Obama, the U.S. State Department rescinded a warning to travelers in Spain that cautioned Americans to beware of "racist prejudices." Obama and her nine-year-old daughter Sasha are expected to begin a four-day vacation Wednesday in a five-star hotel in Marbella, on the Costa del Sol.

On Tuesday, the U.S. State Department was still advising tourists that "racist prejudices could lead to the arrest of Afro-Americans who travel to Spain." The website of the Office for Consular Affairs also mentioned "isolated reports" of racially-motivated arrests of tourists. The travel advice has since been removed.

"The note has been removed. It was 15 months old and out of date. Somebody forgot to remove it," the U.S. embassy in Madrid said. "We are in no way suggesting Spanish police are racist. This is an isolated incident."
Posted by: ryuge 2010-08-04
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