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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Sarah Obama

Sarah Obama stories: 4 news summaries

 Inside Obama's 
 Extended Family 

Half-siblings, step-family of president are famous now

Nov 16, 09 11:14 AM CST
(Newser) - New York takes a look at President Obama’s far-flung—and now famous—family, complete with a handy PDF diagram and nicknames to help you remember who is who. George, the youngest half-brother, is arguably the (second) most famous, thanks to a minor drug arrest followed by a memoir... More »

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(Newser) - President Obama wrapped up the recreational side of his travel weekend by visiting the Grand Canyon and peppering park rangers with questions about it, the Arizona Republic reports. With Michelle, their daughters, and other members of the Obama clan, the president marveled at a view he last witnessed at age... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • Sasha Obama • Grand Canyon National Park • Sarah Obama • President Obama • Obama family • Yellowstone National Park

Brits Tortured Obama Patriarch in Kenya Revolt

Granddad was jailed, beaten for 2 years in '50s Mau Mau uprising

Dec 3, 08 9:09 AM CST
(Newser) - British jailers tortured Barack Obama's grandfather during the struggle for Kenyan independence, his family tells the Times of London. Hussein Onyango Obama, who worked as a cook for a British army officer, was arrested in 1949, aged 56, and imprisoned for two years. There he was subjected to daily whippings... More »

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Barack Obama • Kenya • torture • empire • colonialism • Mau Mau rebellion • Dreams From My Father • Sarah Obama • Obama family

Kenyan Robbers Raid Grandma Obama's Home

They fail to remove solar panel on house
in African village

Sep 11, 08 4:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - A band of thieves broke into the Kenyan home of Barack Obama's 85-year-old step grandmother yesterday, Reuters reports. "These are just people who think that Obama has been sending me a lot of money," said Sarah Obama. Nothing was stolen from the home in tiny Kogelo village. The... More »

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Barack Obama • Kenya • crime • robbery • Sarah Obama

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