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AP Exclusive: Obama aunt anguished by separation

President Barack Obama's aunt buried her face in her hands and sobbed as she described her anguish over no longer having contact with him and his family after the revelation she had been living illegally for years in the United States in public housing.

Aunt of Jaycee Dugard shares story of reunion

The aunt of Jaycee Dugard is sharing her story of her reunion with the kidnapped girl.

Obama's aunt: The president was born in Hawaii

President Barack Obama's aunt says he was born in Hawaii and she can't understand claims that he's not a natural-born American citizen.

Obama's aunt might (or might not) return to Kenya

President Barack Obama's aunt who is fighting to remain in the U.S. says she might or might not be heading to Kenya before her next deportation hearing. Such a trip could affect her immigration case.

Obama aunt can stay in US until 2010 in asylum bid

President Barack Obama's aunt will remain in the United States until at least next year as she awaits a chance to make her case before an immigration judge in her bid for asylum from her native Kenya.

Correction: Obama-Aunt

In initial versions of a Jan. 26 story about a new federal rule requiring high-level approval for arrests of immigration fugitives, The Associated Press, relying on information from Kelly Nantel, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, reported erroneously that the rule remained in effect.

Obama's aunt has immigration hearing in April

The Bush administration quietly withdrew in the weeks after Barack Obama's election a new rule requiring high-level approval before federal agents nationwide could arrest fugitive immigrants. The future for Obama's aunt, who had been living in the country illegally, will be determined at an immigration court hearing in April.

Obama to review rule limiting immigration arrests

The White House is promising to reconsider a new rule requiring high-level approval before federal immigration agents can arrest fugitives. The Bush administration quietly imposed the unusual directive days before the election of Barack Obama, whose aunt has been living in the United States illegally.

APNewsBreak: Obama's aunt to fight to stay in US

President-elect Obama's aunt intends to fight a deportation order and hopes to remain in the United States, her immigration lawyer said Friday.

Feds investigating leak about Obama's aunt

The government is investigating whether any laws were broken in the disclosure that Barack Obama's aunt was living in the country illegally.

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House Fire Leaves 1 Child Dead, 1 in Hospital
Source: myfoxmaine.com

Screams filled the evening sky as family members try to cope with what happened Monday in a South Memphis community. Two children, 2-year old Catareon Dunn and 3-year old Ladareon Dunn, were left home alone shortly before a fire broke out.

Ask the expert: Lending money to family members - Sep. 15, 2009
Source: CNN

As an individual who has been exploited by members of my family, I can say if you lend money to relatives and they then use it to hurt you by destroying your trust in them.

What is in a Name?

How proud are you of your name? Do you correct people when they mispronounce it? Do you ask an dindividual how their name is pronounced when it is spelled differently then you are used to? I respect how other people feel about their name, but as for me you can call me how ever …

Man finds picture of mother in car boot sale postcard
Source: Telegraph

A teaching assistant, Reg Barker, bought a box of old postcards at a car boot sale - and was shocked to find one of them featured a picture of his mother.

Which of your parents do you look like, if either? (Poll)

This is an interesting question for me because sometimes I don't think I even look like my parents. I was looked after during the school holidays by an aunt who has always treated me as though I was her actual daughter because she is childless herself.

Fla. DCF Shuns Blame In Boy's Death
Source: theledger | local

The Florida Department of Children & Families says it did nothing to contribute to the March 13 death of Zachary Johnson, a Lakeland toddler shaken and dropped while in the temporary care of his aunt and uncle.

Group Calls On Obama To Deport Aunt -
Source: thebostonchannel.com

A national group is calling on President Barack Obama to deport his aunt, an illegal immigrant who was living in Boston.

Police: Boy Died After Being Thrown Into Couch
Source: clickorlando.com

Annapolis police said a man threw a 2-year-old boy against a couch so hard that it killed him. William Warren Boyd, 36, is charged with first-degree murder, child abuse, assault and reckless endangerment in the death of Cyrus Besche.

Caylee Anthony's Family Mourns
Source: WYTV

Excerpt: Chuck Eddy and his wife Kathy are Caylee's great uncle and aunt. They say the bright eyed little girl the entire nation has come to know was precocious, smart, and above all, she was loved.

The Family Lies of Obama

According to the AP News Obama's Aunt Zeituni Onyango (zay-TUHN on-YANG-oh) is in the United States illegally. Of course Obama denies knowledge of this.

Obama Campaign Statement: We are not Aware of Legal Status of Aunt, but Laws should be Followed
Source: CNN

Bill Burton, a spokesman for the Obama campaign, issued the following statement in response to the AP's reporting about Sen. Obama's aunt: "Senator Obama has no knowledge of her status but obviously believes that any and all appropriate laws be followed. "

McCain with a Landslide?

Here are John McCain's obstacles. 1. Obama record outlay of $700+ million vs. John McCain's public funding 2. Obama is prettier than McCain 3. The economy is not doing so well right now 4. The current President has a bad reputation 5.

Obama aunt may live in Boston - The Boston Globe
Source: The Boston Globe

Barack Obama's story, spanning from his mother's roots in Kansas to his father's in Kenya and his childhood spent in Hawaii and Indonesia, has been well chronicled and a central part of his allure as a candidate who transcends national and racial lines.

Bangers and Mash in a Cone
Source: Trendhunter

An awesome new take on bangers and mash in a cone...

Dorothy Tillman arrested in Alabama after dispute with hospital; HIPAA secrecy laws to blame?
Source: Chicago Tribune

Former Chicago alderman and civil rights activist Dorothy Tillman was arrested Sunday in her native Montgomery, Ala., charged with criminal trespassing after a confrontation with hospital officials about her 86-year-old ailing aunt. She said she hoped to take her aunt to another …

Confessions on MySpace
Source: Yahoo! News

DEAR MARGO: I was checking out my 12-year-old daughter's MySpace (she knows I do this as a condition of her having it) and found my 14-year-old niece's MySpace (that my brother and sister-in-law do not know she has), where she alluded to having a "relationship" with a lesbian fri …

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