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Violent sign language interpreter’s access to Obama triggers investigation

The South African government is investigating the vetting of a fake sign language interpreter with a violent past who was allowed to be near world leaders, including President Barack Obama, at Nelson Mandela’s memorial Tuesday. Thamsanqa Jantjie, 34, said he has schizophrenia and claimed he started hearing voices at the Mandela service. Read more.