Obama likened Ali, who died Friday, to other civil rights leaders of his era, and said the boxer stood with Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela in fighting for what was right. Ali defied the military draft at the height of the Vietnam War and lost 3 1/2 years from the prime of his career. For all his magic in the ring, he could be careless with his words, and full of contradictions as his faith evolved,'' Obama said in a statement with first lady Michelle Obama.
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