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Barack Obama

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4. What a thrill it must be to those relatives

Reply to Cha (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 26, 2015, 06:20 PM

Jul 2015

to follow his career. Since they lived so far away and did not get to see him so much, but then could hear of him because he's a Senator and writes a book. And then he gets elected POTUS. Amazing.

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Rare photos from Barack Obama's first trip to Kenya in 1987 [View all] BlueMTexpat Jul 2015 OP

So he's been to Kenya 4 times treestar Jul 2015 #1

That happens all the time to me when I say I lived in New York. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2015 #2

Mahalo BlueMTexpat! Our young Prez to be.. in Kenya with his folks.. Cha Jul 2015 #3

What a thrill it must be to those relatives treestar Jul 2015 #4

I know, huh. Absolutely thrilling to have Barack Obama as your kin in America! And, Cha Jul 2015 #5

Strikingly handsome even then! eom BlueMTexpat Jul 2015 #6

Thank you! sheshe2 Jul 2015 #7