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Obama's Aunt in Boston: An Illegal Alien [updated]
Politics Daily — ... the long lost aunt and the Obama campaign have both violated federal election law. More on the blogosphere and this comment at Michelle Malkin: "So let me get this straight. Millionaire Obama doesn't use his wealth to help his poor illegal alien Aunt get out of public housing, but if I complain about Obama wanting to raise my taxes to 'spread the wealth around' I'm the selfish one?" UPDATE This just in from the WaPo: Obama campaign reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show Onyango gave ...

Obama Campaign To Return Illegal Alien Aunti’s Donations
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — Previous post By Matthew Mosk - (WaPo) 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, lives in public housing in Boston and is the half-sister of Obama’s late father. The Associated Press reported today that Obama’s aunt had been instructed to leave the country four years ago by an immigration judge who rejected her request for asylum from her ...

Obama Supports Illegal Immigration
Daily Pundit — Obama Campaign to Return Aunt’s Donations | The Trail | washingtonpost.com 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, lives in public housing in Boston and is the half-sister of Obama’s late father. Don’t you love the way Obama’s lapdogs in the media are spinning this? According to them, the problem is only about this woman’s ...

The obligatory “Obama’s aunt is an illegal alien” post
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... that keep so many of Obama’s donors out of FEC reports — and yes, they’re promising to refund the money . Because, you see, if there’s anyone who’s a stickler about accepting illegal donations, ...

Obama and the media: it’s not the bias; it’s the dishonesty
Roger L. Simon — ... I am not one of those who thinks unlawful donations like those from Barack Obama’s illegal alien aunt Zeituni Onyango (now being returned) constitute a a significant proportion of the candidate’s immense money pile. But what is significant is that we are learning about this - and other examples of donation malfeasance like credit card fraud - so late in the game. Add to this the LAT is still pocketing the ...

Obama Returns Destitute, Illegal Immigrant Aunt’s Illegal Donation
Say Anything — This, I think, is undoubtedly the most damning part of the scandal surrounding Obama’s aunt given all the evidence of fraud surrounding the Obama campaign’s fund raising. 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, lives in public housing in Boston and is the half-sister of Obama’s late father. We can talk about Obama’s leaving this woman, who he described lovingly in his best-selling books that have made him millions in profits, to ...

Did You Read It First At DRUDGE, Or At JustOneMinute?
JustOneMinute — Matt Drudge, in a screaming Saturday headline: OBAMA AUNT ILLEGAL ALIEN, DEFIED DEPORTATION ORDER; DIRTY TRICKS CHARGE The link is to a Politico discussion of an AP story in which Obama explains that the comings and goings of his aunt are an utter mystery to him. But it seems like only yesterday (but was actually Thursday ) that the intrepid staff of JOM picked up on the story of Obama's aunt and focused on her immigration status: I don't suppose we can rely on Deval Patrick to clear up Ms Onyango's immigration status, but if George and Condi get involved I can imagine the howls. That said, I can't find a donor with a last name of "Onyango" from Masachusetts at Open ...

McCain’s November Surprise Is a Dud
Comments from Left Field — I was planning to write something about the Rashid Khalidi smear today, but it seems I was too slow: That smear has already been overtaken by another one: Obama’s Kenyan aunt, who lives in public housing in Boston, has made a number of small donations to her nephew’s campaign, but the contributions are illegal because she was told to leave the United States after her request for asylum was denied in 2004: 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, ...

Obama Throws Aunt Under the Bus
Politics Daily — ... Boston, on Tuesday, Ms Onyango, 56, confirmed she was the "Auntie Zeituni" in Mr Obama's memoir. She declined to answer most other questions about her relationship with the presidential contender until after the November 4 election. "I can't talk about it, I just pray for him, that's all," she said, adding: "After the 4th, I can talk to anyone." Who told her she couldn't talk until after the fourth? Probably the same people who are now refunding her campaign donations. But yes, to reuse an overused phrase, Aunt Onyango is ...

The aunt and the smear: The right-wing effort to make an issue of an Obama relative
The Reaction — By Michael J.W. Stickings I didn't comment on the illegal aunt story over the weekend because the status of one of Obama's aunts isn't important in the context of the election. But allow me to review: So Obama's aunt, Zeituni Onyango, is living in the U.S. illegally, having been denied asylum four years ago. Big deal. Well, it's a big deal fo Ms. Onyango, and I take nothing away from that, and I wish her well, but her status has no bearing on Obama's run for the presidency. The fact is, and I take him at his word here, Obama was not aware of his aunt's status. Ms. Onyango donated a ...