Researchers at the New England Historic Genealogical Society discovered that Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) is a distant cousin of actor Brad Pitt on March 25, 2008. Researchers also discovered that Obama's candidacy rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) is a distant relative of Pitt's girlfriend, actress Angelina Jolie. Obama is pictured in a September 17, 2007 file photo and Pitt is pictured in a September 10, 2006 file photo. (UPI Photo/FILES)