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Obama Unaware of Status of Aunt, Campaign SaysWASHINGTON — Responding to a report that a Kenyan relative of Senator Barack Obama was living in the United States illegally, his campaign on Saturday said that he had no knowledge of her immigration status and that “any and all appropriate laws†should be followed.The woman, Zeituni Onyango, referred to as “Auntie Zeituni†in a passage in Mr. Obama’s memoir, applied for political asylum in the United States in 2004, but a federal immigration judge rejected her request and instructed her to leave the country, said a government official with knowledge of the case who asked not to be identified because of its sensitive nature. Ms. Onyango’s legal status was first reported by The Associated Press on Friday.Ms. Onyango is the half-sister of Mr. Obama’s father and is part of an extensive network of paternal relatives with whom Mr. Obama has had limited contact, his aides said. Mr. Obama, who was largely raised by his maternal grandparents in a modest apartment in Honolulu, first met Ms. Onyango when he traveled to Africa as an adult.On Saturday, David Axelrod, the chief strategist for Mr. Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, characterized the senator and Ms. Onyango as having “not a real close relationship.†Mr. Axelrod said it had been “years, not months,†since the two had spoken.Ms. Onyango attended the ceremony when Mr. Obama was sworn in to the United States Senate in 2004, but campaign officials said he had provided no assistance in getting her a tourist visa and did not know the details of her stay. At the time of the ceremony, Ms. Onyango and another relative said in interviews that they had flown to the United States from Kenya to witness the moment. Mr. Obama last heard from her about two years ago when she called to say she was in Boston, but he did not see her there, the campaign said.More
News of Onyango's legal status, which the AP confirmed through sources, including a federal law enforcement official, provided an unwelcome diversion for the Obama campaign during its final push toward Election Day and stoked suspicions among supporters of a political motive behind the timing of the leak.“The American people are pretty sensible,†said Obama chief strategist David Axelrod, “and I think they are pretty suspicious of things that are dumped in the marketplace 72 hours before a campaign, so I am not concerned about that.â€Asked whether he was suggesting there were political motives from a Republican administration, Axelrod said: “I am not saying anything at this point.â€...House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers has written to Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff requesting an immediate investigation of the leak, which he deemed "deplorable" and said "was not the first leak of law enforcement information apparently designed to influence the coming presidential election," referring to an ongoing investigation of voter fraud by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN. ...The campaign will return $265 in contributions that Onyango made to Obama, citing prohibitions against foreign nationals donating to American campaigns.The Associated Press reported that Onyango had been instructed to leave the country four years ago by an immigration judge who rejected her request for asylum from her native Kenya. Onyango is living in public housing in Boston.More
Living in public housing, and still makes enough money to contribute to his campaign?I'm smelling something foul here....
There are alot of things o is unaware of. How can anyone vote for him is beyond comprehension.WV C
the MSM is making a big deal out of the timing. it's obviously a mccain campaign dirty trick.
I've read about this "dirty trick" thing. It would be a "dirty trick" only if it was made up out of thin air. Since it is the truth, it fails the "dirty trick" test.
Hmmmm...simple math time, kids...Her asylum request was denied and she was ordered deported four years ago. That would be 2004. She was present at his Senate inauguration in 2005.And he claims he didn't know ANYTHING about her status? Really?
how many conservatives are there in WV? I lived there in 1991 & 1992. I thought I was the only one.
There seems to be at least two of us.
