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Obama Relative Arrested in Kenya

Jan. 31, 2009
George Obama, a Kenyan half brother of President Obama, was arrested Saturday on allegations of marijuana possession near his home in a Nairobi shantytown, the police said.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler