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Without risk as this section of africa is still plagued by terrorist groups like al shabaab, which carried out the west gate mall massacre less than two years ago, killing dozens. senior white house officials say the strategy for combating that threat will be high on the president s agenda. obviously, we wouldn t be taking this trip if we thought that security conditions precluded us doing so. and i am so proud to be back home. reporter: he hasn t been back to kenya since 2006 when then senator obama stopped in his father barack obama sr. s hometown where he encountered long-lost relatives while getting in touch with his roots. this is obviously a wonderful event for me. reporter: he also journeyed to kenya as a young man, collecting stories that would become part of his memoir dreams from my father. that painful experience of being abandoned by his father is now a recurring theme in his efforts to mentor young men of color. i am a black man who grew up ....

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