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Week of December 10, 2007
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Can you answer this question?
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A) I am one of America's most famous celebrities, and the host of the most popular television talk show in the country.

B) I was born in Mississippi in 1954 to a poor teenaged mother. But I have since become the richest woman in America and the world's only black billionaire. I have used my wealth to give millions of dollars to worthy causes. Last year, I used $40 million of my own money to open a school for girls in South Africa.

C) This year I decided to become involved in politics for the first time when I endorsed Democrat Barack Obama as the presidential candidate of my choice. Last week, I campaigned for Obama in three key states, Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, drawing crowds of up to 30,000 people who came to see me and Obama speak.

  • Who am I?

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