COLUMBIA — Poet laureate Maya Angelou fell asleep before Tuesday's presidential election was decided. She woke up at 2:30 a.m. and learned that President Barack Obama was elected for another term. She couldn't go back to sleep and spent the rest of the night watching and re-watching the election coverage.
Maya Angelou will speak at One Mizzou Week
Sunday, November 11, 2012 | 7:00 p.m. CST;
updated 8:35 a.m. CST, Monday, November 12, 2012
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