"Barack Obama being young, handsome and sun-tanned is going to get along with you swimmingly."
— Silvio Berlusconi

January 1, 1970

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On the US president-elect to Dmitry Medvedev, as quoted in 'Italy's Berlusconi hails "suntanned" Obama' in Reuters (6 November 2008), "Berlusconi faces race row as he calls America's first black president 'suntanned'" in Mail on Sunday (6 November 2008) <!-- **