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The half-uncle of President Barack Obama arrested last week for drunken driving was a great employee but never mentioned his relationship to the President, the owner of the liquor store he worked at said. Onyango Obama, 67, has worked at Conti Liquors, 409 Concord St., since 2006, said store owner Parimal Patel. "I have nothing but good things to say about him,'' said Patel. "He's probably the best employee I've had.'' Obama usually worked about 30 hours a week, mostly nights, Patel said. He never talked about relatives, including President Barack Obama. SNIP Patel said he knew Obama was from...

President Obama’s accused drunken-driving uncle — who was busted after a near collision with a Framingham cop — has had a valid Social Security number for at least 19 years, despite being an illegal immigrant ordered to be deported back to Kenya, the Herald has learned. The president’s 67-year-old uncle, Obama Onyango, has had a valid Massachusetts driver’s license and Social Security number since at least 1992, said Registry of Motor Vehicles spokesman Michael Verseckes. Onyango, whose sister, Zeituni Onyango, made headlines when it was revealed she was an illegal immigrant living in public housing in South Boston, was wobbly...