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taylormarsh.com - 11/1/2008
The November Surprise
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BY TAYLOR MARSH A leak . Compliments, of course, of McCain’s friends in Washington, Bush and Cheney and the boys and girls who brought you the last eight years. Doin’ all they can for their team Rep. Conyers responds: Dear Mr. Chertoff: I was startled to read in ...
washingtonmonthly.com - 11/1/2008
The November surprise?
— washingtonmonthly.com — THE NOVEMBER SURPRISE?.... Apparently, the political story of the day is about the residency status of Barack... Obama's half-aunt, a Kenyan woman named Zeituni Onyango, who has been living in public housing in Boston despite having a U.S. immigration ... (more) The November surprise?

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commentarymagazine.com - 10/27/2008
Blog Archive » It Should Come As No Surprise
— commentarymagazine.com — Much of the blogosphere is buzzing over a 2001 radio interview in which Barack Obama seems genuinely... chagrined that redistributionist policies aren’t going to come from the courts. ( Ignore the captioning on the Youtube which is distracting and not ... (more) Blog Archive » It Should Come As No Surprise

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politico.com - 11/1/2008
Your October Surprise (in November)
— politico.com — Barack Obama's recently-discovered Aunt in Boston has been living in the U.S. illegally for four years, reports... AP: Zeituni Onyango, 56, referred to as "Aunti Zeituni" in Obama's memoir, was instructed to leave the United States by a U.S. ... (more) Your October Surprise (in November)

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Comments from Left Field — ... indicating that the information on the immigration status of Obama’s paternal aunt had been leaked to AP by federal officials, Rep. John Conyers, Jr. has penned the following letter to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff (h/t Taylor Marsh): ...

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