cnn.com - 11/1/2008
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The Times of London published a story and a photo of Obama's aunt Zeituni Onyango on its Web site.
voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/1/2008
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voices.washingtonpost.com —
Updated 1:01 p.m. By Matthew Mosk The campaign
of Sen. Barack Obama will refund a small number
of contributions made by Obama's aunt, who has been living in the United States illegally, according to a published report. The woman, Zeituni Onyango, ...
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Obama Campaign to Return Aunt's Donations
washingtontimes.com - 11/1/2008
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washingtontimes.com —
By: candy http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas... thier are alot of things
obama claims is a lie or he did not
know about November 1, 2008 at 11:49 a.m. | Mark as Offensive By: candy http://www.rallycongress.com/constitutio... at this time thier ...
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Obama says he didn't know aunt's illegal status
news.yahoo.com - 11/1/2008
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Obama family matters
Tammy Bruce —
... whether Mr Obama has been in touch with his African relatives living in the US, or even whether he is aware that they are on US soil. In the preface to the 2004 reissue, he writes: “Most of the characters in this book remain a part of my life, albeit in varying degrees – a function of work, children, geography, and turns of fate.”
John Conyers is apparently more concerned about who leaked damaging information than about poor Auntie Zeituni.
From Campaign: Obama didn't know aunt's immigration status
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The Politics of HOPE
Whiskey Fire —
... by va
Two thoughts, if I may, about the story of Zeituni Onyango, Obama's aunt.
1) It took an illegally disseminated Republican smear for the media to talk about impoverished people & how they're dealt with administratively. Her story is sympathetic, and if I was the Obama campaign, I wouldn't push back too hard on it.
2) It seemed weird to me that the pictures the media were using of Zeituni's building made it look like a serene collegiate dorm.
Turns out this development was renovated pretty recently under the HOPE VI ...
Midday Open Thread
Daily Kos —
... discusses the "Anatomy of a Smear" as it relates to the leak of the immigration status of Obama's aunt. John Conyers is demanding the Dept of Homeland Security immediately investigate who leaked the information and find out whether it was politically motivated. ...
Conyers calls for investigation into Aunti Zeituni info leak; Joe the Plumber still on his own
Michelle Malkin —
... . And so it has come to pass: The left-wing fairweather friends of privacy are all over the leak of Aunti Zeituni’s immigration info — while Joe The Plumber remains persona non grata . Democrat Rep. John Conyers has already called for a federal investigation. The WaPo is already up with an ...
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