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To: maggief

Odinga- Obama campaigned for him.Isn’t he a relative?


52 posted on 11/30/2010 12:17:05 PM PST by RummyChick
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To: RummyChick

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1574963/Im-Barack-Obamas-cousin-says-Raila-Odinga.html

I’m Barack Obama’s cousin says Raila Odinga

wiki:

In a January 2008 BBC interview, Odinga asserted that he was the first cousin of U.S. president Barack Obama through Obama’s father.[28] However, Barack Obama’s paternal uncle denied any direct relation to Odinga, stating “Odinga’s mother came from this area, so it is normal for us to talk about cousins. But he is not a blood relative.”[29] Obama’s father came from the same Luo community as Odinga.[28]


53 posted on 11/30/2010 12:34:26 PM PST by maggief
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