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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. immigration judge who denied her asylum ...
AP: Obama aunt from Kenya living in US illegally
breitbart.com — WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama's aunt, a Kenyan woman who has been quietly living in public housing... in Boston, is in the United States illegally after an immigration judge rejected her request for asylum four years ago, The Associated Press has ... (more) AP: Obama aunt from Kenya living in US illegally
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news.yahoo.com — AP - Barack Obama's aunt, a Kenyan woman who has been quietly living in public housing in... Boston, is in the United States illegally after an immigration judge rejected her request for asylum four years ago, The Associated Press has learned. (more) AP: Obama aunt from Kenya living in US illegally (AP)
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ap.google.com — 10 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) Barack Obama's aunt, a Kenyan woman who has been quietly living in... public housing in Boston, is in the United States illegally after an immigration judge rejected her request for asylum four years ago, The Associated ... (more) The Associated Press: AP: Obama aunt from Kenya living ...
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About That Latest Right-Wing Flail…
Comments from Left Field — Re: the (illegally) manufactured half-assed October November Surprise currently popping a slow news day, Marc Ambinder (!) breaks it down: Republicans think anti-immigrant forces are going to be rallied by attacking a middle aged woman in her fifties? This is what’s going to swing independents back to McCain? Reminding people (a) of an actual human face on the receiving end of anti-immigration policies and (b) that the Democratic candidate is personally affected by a complicated issue facing many ...

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