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October 17, 2007

Cheney and Obama: it's all in the family

Obama3_2 American politicians enjoy nothing more than keeping it in the family. Hillary and Bill. George, George, and Jeb. Dick and Barack....

The VP's wife announced yesterday that Dick Cheney and Barack Obama are cousins. Eighth cousins.

The best part? Cheney_2

Mr Obama’s spokesman Bill Burton quipped: "Obviously, Dick Cheney is the black sheep of the family."

Posted by Daniel Finkelstein on October 17, 2007 at 04:23 PM in American Politics | Bookmark and Share

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