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Article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England)
Article date: November 02, 2008
AN aunt of Barack Obama is an illegal immigrant defying a ruling to leave the US.
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(Newser) – If his aunt is violating immigration laws by living in the US illegally, "those laws have to be obeyed," Barack Obama declared yesterday. Obama made the remark during an interview last night with Katie Couric, during which he also expressed concern for his aunt Zeituni Onyango of Kenya, but said he hasn’t “been able to be in touch with her.”
The federal government is investigating whether any laws were broken in the leaking of information last week that Onyango has been living illegally in the US since 2004, when her application for political asylum from Kenya was rejected. One of the two sources who leaked and confirmed Onyago’s status is a federal law enforcement agent. It's still unclear whether the GOP played any role in release of the information.
Kenyan aunt's application for asylum was rejected in 2004
Associated Press Nov 1, 08 4:31 AM CDT
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Barack Obama's Kenyan aunt has been living illegally in the US since 2004, the AP reports. Zeituni Onyango—affectionately referred to as "Auntie Zeituni" in the candidate's memoir—has been living in a Boston housing estate for the last 4 years, despite having been ordered to leave the US after her application for asylum was rejected. Onyango's actions are a non-criminal violation of immigration law.
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Politico Dec 27, 08 9:19 PM CST
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Traditional media outlets and on-the-spot amateurs alike captured the year's biggest US political moments. Here is Politico's look at some of the biggest scoops: Palin meets Couric: Interviewed by Katie Couric on CBS, Sarah Palin fumbled with softball questions such as which publications she reads. Democrats and Tina Fey pounced. Edwards indulges: Major media outlets ignored a report of John Edwards' extramarital affair, but the National Enquirer caught him in the act.
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Associated Press Dec 20, 08 12:23 PM CST
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Barack Obama today selected a Harvard physicist and a marine biologist for key science posts, in a sign he plans a more aggressive response to global warming than did the Bush administration. John Holdren and Jane Lubchenco are leading experts on climate change who have advocated forceful government action. “It's time we once again put science at the top of our agenda,” Obama said today.
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