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Obama's Aunt Is Living Illegally in US

Kenyan aunt's application for asylum was rejected in 2004

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 1, 2008 4:31 AM CDT

(Newser) – 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... Read full story »

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