Liberia, July 31 -- Before George Weah said a word about the presidency, he asked the room to be quiet. A gospel singer partisans knew and loved, Minister Miracle Kettor, had died since the party last gathered, and Weah wanted a moment of silence for her and for the others the CDC had buried. Only after that did the former president get to the politics: greetings from his wife, Clar-Marie, who couldn't make the trip; gratitude for the diaspora members who wire money home every month "often at great personal cost"; and then, finally, the line the hall had been waiting for. "I will be a candidate for the presidency of the Republic of Liberia in 2029," he said, "with the support, the blessing, and the mandate of the Congress for Democratic ...