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Onyango Obama

Attorney Scott Bratton, left, and client, Onyango Obama, President Barack Obama's uncle, were trailed by media members following a pre-trial hearing at Framingham District Court, Thursday, Nov. 17 2011. (Photo by Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Obama uncle wins new deportation hearing

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BOSTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's uncle in Massachusetts is getting a new deportation hearing...
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Obama's uncle admits to drunk driving evidence

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FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts (AP) - A drunken driving charge against President Barack Obama's uncle will be dismissed if he stays out of trouble for a year, officials said Tuesday...
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Obama's uncle makes court appearance in Mass.

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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) - President Barack Obama's uncle plans to argue that Massachusetts police did not have the right to stop his car before his drunken-driving arrest...
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Obama's uncle makes appearance in court

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FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts (AP) - President Barack Obama's uncle has completed a brief appearance in a Massachusetts court on a drunk driving charge...
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GOP rep: Obama's policies help 'drunk-driving illegal immigrants like his uncle'

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TALKING POINTS MEMO - Obama's uncle Onyango Obama was arrested in Massachusetts last month, charged with failing to yield, operating a motor vehicle to endanger and a DUI...
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Obama uncle out of jail, whereabouts unclear

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BOSTON (AP) - Onyango Obama was detained by federal immigration officials for allegedly violating an order to return to his native Kenya...
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White House: No special treatment of Obama's uncle

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Press Secretary Jay Carney also said Thursday that Obama did not know about the case involving his distant relative until being informed about it by staff...
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Official: Obama uncle here illegally since 1992

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BOSTON (AP) - The 67-year-old Onyango Obama is the half-brother of the president's late father. He is originally from Kenya...
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Obama uncle held in by immigration officials

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FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts (AP) - Onyango Obama was arrested last week in Framingham, about 20 miles west of Boston, after police said he made a rolling stop through a stop sign and nearly caused a cruiser to strike his sport utility vehicle...
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Obama's uncle arrested on drunk driving charge

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FRAMINGHAM, Mass (AP) - Police said that when asked if he wanted to make a phone call, Obama said: 'I think I will call the White House.'...
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