Posted on 06/12/2009 9:57:17 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) Madonna can get "Mercy," Malawi's highest court ruled Friday. The court overruled a lower court, saying the pop star can adopt 3-year-old Chifundo "Mercy" James.
"I am ecstatic," Madonna said in a statement in which she also thanked the court. "My family and I look forward to sharing our lives with her."
Madonna's lawyer Alan Chinula said he would now arrange a passport for Chifundo, which could take several days, and was awaiting word from Madonna on travel plans for the girl.
James Kambewa, a man who claims to be the little girl's father, told CBS news "I'm crying. I need my baby. I don't know where I can find any help," the network said.
(Excerpt) Read more at sun-sentinel.com ...
She’s not ‘adopting’; she’s ‘buying’.
Janet Reno, you're wanted on the house phone.....................
That was my immediate thought, too.
It’s hip among the liberal elite to have your own negro baby - even if you have to buy one.
Too bad Daddy was nowhere to be found for three years, until a wealthy foreigner showed up with an offer of a home for his supposed child.
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