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Obama Related to Palin, Limbaugh? Maybe, but They're Not Kissin' Cousins
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyMany anthropologists argue that we are all related -- it's called the "Eve Theory." But this is almost too much. A genealogist, going back several centuries, says President Obama is distantly related to Sarah Palin on his mother's side, and is a 10th cousin once removed of one of his arch-critics, fiery conservative broadcaster Rush Limbaugh. Utah-based Ancestry.com said it examined Obama's family tree and found he has a common matriarchal ancestor to Palin named John Smith, a 17th-century pastor in Massachusetts who opposed the persecution of Quakers, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. ...
Genealogists Wring Hands Over Skimpy US Census
By Scott Martelle - AOL NewsLOS ANGELES (April 1) -- Welcome to Census Day 2010, when genealogists hold a figurative moment of silence for the researchers of tomorrow -- who they say will find very little of interest in the information the government is collecting today. The purpose of the census is to count everyone in the United States, with an eye toward divvying up congressional representation and federal funding. But from the beginning, most censuses have also included social and economic questions that yield a treasure trove for genealogists, including details such as the native tongues of respondents' parents, ...
Hillarack Oblinton, Meet Brangelina
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyThe Associated Press is reporting that Barack Obama is related to Brad Pitt, while Hillary Clinton is related to Angelina Jolie, an interesting bit of symmetry: BOSTON - This could make for one odd family reunion: Barack Obama is a distant cousin of actor Brad Pitt, and Hillary Rodham Clinton is related to Pitt's girlfriend, Angelina Jolie. Researchers at the New England Historic Genealogical Society found some remarkable family connections for the three presidential candidates - Democratic rivals Obama and Clinton, and Republican John McCain. With the Democratic Primary race beginning to ...
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