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November 3, 2008

Breaking News: Twittersphere Reacts to Obama Grandmother's Passing

Posted by Jillian York · 10:42 pm · Canada · Kenya · Madagascar · Spain

In a sad turn of events, presidential hopeful Barack Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, passed away from cancer less than 24 hours before her grandson could be elected president. Obama visited his grandmother, whose nickname was "Toot," last week, taking a break from his schedule of heavy campaigning. Although it's too ... 0 comments · read »

November 2, 2008

Kenya

All Obama, All Over the Place

Aggregated from: What An African Woman Thinks

Good people, if there is an Obama nation, it is situated in the eastern part of Africa, it straddles the equator, and, for give away clue, its name starts with K and ends with A. Obama’s like a disease in these parts and everyone’s caught the fever. The lead stories in today’s press are all...

October 30, 2008

Kenya,
Netherlands

Obama’s aunt Zeituni Onyango Living in a Slum in Boston

Aggregated from: PoliGazette

The British newspaper The Times reported Wednesday that it had tracked down Barack Obama’s aunt Zeituni Onyango. Although born in Kenya, Onyango now lives in the United States, in Boston. The report of The Times shows her living conditions are not exactly grand. Zeituni Onyango is affectionall...

October 28, 2008

International bloggers tackle polling

Posted by John Liebhardt · 1:47 pm · Australia · Israel · Kenya · Russia · United Kingdom

For many of us, scanning poll results have become a fixture of politics. The media has long been criticized for covering elections much like a horse race instead of concentrating on issues and probing the mind of voters. Candidates often complain about the polls, too, especially when those results show them trailing. International bloggers weigh in. 1 comments · read »

October 27, 2008

Africans reflect on Bush, Obama and McCain

Posted by John Liebhardt · 10:58 pm · Kenya · Nigeria · South Africa

As the presidential election zooms towards the final lap, Africa finds itself in the throes of debate for the first time since the major party primaries ended in June. Since Barack Obama and John McCain beat back their respective challengers earlier this year, the two major party candidates have focused on other issues in the race for the presidency, like the global financial crisis and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Regardless of not having a place at the table, many Africans and African bloggers have followed the U.S. presidential race with keen interest. 0 comments · read »

October 15, 2008

Kenya

McCain Sidekick and Propagandist Jerome Corsi Deported from Kenya at Midnight

Aggregated from: Business in Focus

McCain Sidekick and Propagandist Jerome Corsi was arrested in Nairobi Tuesday just as he was about to address a news conference to launch an anti-Obama smear campaign..........continues below **************************** Related Post: Second McCain - Obama presidential debate transcript *******...

Kenya

Raise the bar, expose vice presidential incompetence

Aggregated from: Business in Focus

If Thursday's US vice presidential debate is anyway to measure Joe Biden and Sarah Palins's competence, then it clearly missed the mark. (READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE) The standards were at an all time low given that all they had to do was to avoid making serious blunders. It was acting par excellenc...

Kenya,
U.S.A.

Obama’s Africa Policy: Does he have one?

Aggregated from: AfricanLoft » USA

Many hopes and dreams are riding on an Obama presidency, both in the US, and among people in Africa, and around the world. Find out what Barack Obama plans for Africa.Photo: Obama and family in Kenya....

October 10, 2008

Kenya,
Morocco

Sarah Obama….and the 40 thieves?

Aggregated from: Myrtus

Why can't people leave the old lady alone? Break-in attempted at Obama's Kenyan grandma's home - CNN.com NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Suspected thieves tried to break into the home of Barack Obama's elderly step-grandmother in Kenya, the U.S. presidential candidate's uncle said Thursday. ...

October 9, 2008

Kenya,
Palestine

Hi, I'm a Hmar.

Aggregated from: KABOBfest

"Are any of you people George Obama?"That bio-assassin who helped swift boat John Kerry, and is now seeking his next Olympic pay off with a Google-dependent attack book on Obama, got third-worlded in Kenya.By the way, "getting third worlded" is KABOBfestese for anytime a first world citizen (or uppe...