Traveling in Africa, America's top diplomat, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, has raised eyebrows for remarks she made about elections in Nigeria.

Clinton tried to push the message that embracing violence is never the answer, ABC News reported. But it was her reference to the disputed 2000 presidential election -- and Florida's role -- that drew attention.

"Our democracy is still evolving," ABC reported her as saying. "You know we've had all kinds of problems in some of our past elections as you might remember. In 2000, our presidential election came down to one state where the brother of the man running for president was the governor of the state, so we have our problems, too."

That former governor, Florida's Jeb Bush, told ABC he was "declining to weigh in on these ill-advised comments: "But wishes Secretary Clinton a safe and successful trip."

They may love him in Ghana, but at least one song played during one of President Obama’s events there Saturday was just a tad on the irreverent side.

Heck, it was downright impolitic. In fact, its message about abortion was much blunter than anything Obama heard the day before from Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican. And then there was the line about bombing innocent people.

The song, appropriately titled “Barack Obama” was played on loudspeakers as Obama and Ghana President John Atta Mills waded into a tent Saturday filled with local dignitaries.

The refrain was simple enough: “Barack, Barack, Barack Obama.”

Another line that also repeated several times: “As you keep the fire burning, black president…”

Then it waded into the kind of stuff presidents don’t normally hear unless they roll down the window of the limo as they pass protesters.

Said one line: “Judgment will come with Barack for legalizing unnecessary abortions in Africa.”

There was no sign that Obama caught any of the lyrics. Nor any hint that he knew what was next on the CD, though not played: “Cocaine in the Palace.”

President Barack Obama said Friday he wants to attend next year's World Cup soccer championship in South Africa.

"That's my goal," Obama said enthusiastically when asked during a meeting with South African President Jacob Zuma whether he will travel there for the World Cup.

"Did you get that?" he added, perhaps in a playful plea to his aides, who’ve insisted no decision has been made on a trip so far off.

Sepp Blatter, the president of FIFA, soccer’s governing body, has invited Obama to the World Cup opening ceremony. The World Cup runs from June 11 to July 11.

The White House warned Thursday that President Barack Obama might be forced by weather to skip a Saturday visit to a prominent slave trading site during a visit to Ghana.

Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said the president’s planned visit to the Cape Castle is “weather permitting” and that his helicopter trip there from the capital city of Accra could be canceled. “It is the rainy season,” Gibbs said. He added that the castle is a four-hour drive, too far to make by car.

The castle was a key location in the slave trade.

President Barack Obama will travel to Russia, Italy and Ghana this July, the White House announced Saturday.

From the White House release:

The President is scheduled to travel to Moscow, Russia, July 6 to 8 at the invitation of President Medvedev. The summit meeting will provide an opportunity for the United States and the Russian Federation to deepen engagement on reducing nuclear weapons, cooperating on non-proliferation, exploring ways to cooperate on missile defense, addressing mutual threats and security challenges, and expanding the ties between American and Russian society and business.

The President will then attend the G-8 Summit in L’Aquila, Italy, from July 8 to 10. The Summit and related meetings with world leaders from emerging and African economies will provide an opportunity for the United States to engage with its partners on a broad range of issues. The President will also chair a meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate while at L’Aquila.

The President and Mrs. Obama will visit Accra, Ghana, from July 10 to 11. While in Ghana, the President will discuss a range of bilateral and regional issues with Ghanaian President Mills. The President and Mrs. Obama look forward to strengthening the U.S. relationship with one of our most trusted partners in sub-Saharan Africa, and to highlighting the critical role that sound governance and civil society play in promoting lasting development.