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Uncle of President Obama appears in court, is released on personal recognizance
FRAMINGHAM - The uncle of President Obama did not speak today when he appeared in district court for a routine hearing on a drunken driving charge. (By Brian R. Ballou and John R. Ellement)
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Obama’s uncle quietly released from jail
Officials released President Obama’s uncle from Plymouth County jail yesterday after holding him for more than two weeks on an immigration detainer for violating an order to return to his native Kenya in 1992. (By Maria Sacchetti)
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No special treatment for uncle, Obama says
President Obama expects his uncle’s deportation case to be treated like any other immigration matter, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said yesterday. (By Maria Sacchetti)
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Obama’s uncle set to fight deportation
President Obama’s uncle will fight deportation to his native Kenya, one of his lawyers said yesterday, because he has lived in the United States for nearly 50 years and now considers it his home. (By Maria Sacchetti and John R. Ellement)
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With DUI arrest, Obama’s uncle should be subject to deportation
by Globe Editorial
GETTING BEHIND the wheel after drinking heavily is a dangerously irresponsible act. To do so while in the country illegally shows even worse judgment. Deportation should be the expected result in such a case.
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Official: Obama Mass. kin ordered deported in '92
by AP
BOSTON—President Barack Obama's uncle, an illegal immigrant charged with drunken driving last week, was ordered by an immigration judge to leave the country almost two decades ago, a federal official said Wednesday.
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Obama kin arrested on DUI charge
by Billy Baker and Glen Johnson
FRAMINGHAM - As he was being booked on drunken driving charges by Framingham police last week, Onyango Obama was offered a chance to make a phone call to arrange for bail.
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