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Barak Obama's Jewish connection

Life in Israel (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Barak Obama's half brother is Jewish it turns out. I didn't know that before. His father's 3rd wife is Jewish, and his son from that marriage is therefore jewish as well. Like his novel's main character, Ndesandjo had an American mother who is Jewish and who divorced his Kenyan father. The novel, which goes on sale Wednesday by the self-publishing company Aventine Press, is one of several...

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• Obama's half-brother says dad beat him and his mother - NY Daily News
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Book by Obama's half-brother recounts father's abuse

Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Book by Obama's half-brother recounts father's abuseAssociated Press file photoUpdated: 32 min. agoGUANGZHOU, China - President Barack Obama's half brother has broken his media silence to discuss his — the semi-autobiographical story of an patterned on their late father, the mostly absent figure Obama wrote about in his own memoir.In his first interview, Mark Ndesandjo told The Associated Press...

Obama's half brother recalls their abusive father

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Obama's half brother recalls their abusive fatherBy WILLIAM FOREMANAssociated Press WriterKin CheungIn this Friday, Jan. 16, 2009 photo, Mark Ndesandjo, the intensely private half-brother of President-elect Barack Obama, attends a charity concert in Shenzhen, southern China. President Barack Obama's half brother in China has broken his media silence to discuss his new novel - a semi-autobiographical...

Obama's half brother describes abuse

Los Angeles Times (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

... shaped by an erratic father."My father beat my mother and my father beat me," Ndesandjo told the Associated Press in an interview released Wednesday. "I remember situations when I was growing up, and there would be a light coming from our living room, and I could hear thuds and screams, and my father's voice and my mother shouting."At a news conference in Guangzhou, organized by the...

• Obama's half brother describes abuse - L. A. Times Dodgers Blog
• Novel by Obama's half brother describes abuse - L. A. Times Dodgers Blog

Obama's half brother describes abuse

L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

... shaped by an erratic father."My father beat my mother and my father beat me," Ndesandjo told the Associated Press in an interview released Wednesday. "I remember situations when I was growing up, and there would be a light coming from our living room, and I could hear thuds and screams, and my father's voice and my mother shouting."At a news conference in Guangzhou, organized by the...

Novel by Obama's half brother describes abuse

L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

... shaped by an erratic father."My father beat my mother and my father beat me," Ndesandjo told the Associated Press in an interview released Wednesday. "I remember situations when I was growing up, and there would be a light coming from our living room, and I could hear thuds and screams, and my father's voice and my mother shouting."At a news conference in Guangzhou, organized by the...

Obama's half brother recalls their abusive father

Sify (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

President Barack Obama's half brother has broken his media silence to discuss his new novel — the semi-autobiographical story of an abusive parent patterned on their late father, the mostly absent figure Obama wrote about in his own memoir.In his first interview, Mark Ndesandjo told The Associated Press that he wrote "Nairobi to Shenzhen" in part to raise awareness of domestic violence."My...

Obama's Half Brother Recalls Abusive Father in Book

Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

GUANGZHOU, China (AP) -- President Barack Obama's half brother has broken his media silence to discuss his new novel -- the semi-autobiographical story of an abusive parent patterned on their late father, the mostly absent figure Obama wrote about in his own memoir. In his first interview, Mark Ndesandjo told The Associated Press that he wrote "Nairobi to Shenzhen" in part to raise awareness...

Obama’s Brother Publishes a Novel

The Millions (A Blog About Books) (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

... nor did it win Ndesandjo a hefty advance. Rather, Ndesandjo published the book himself, using Aventine Press , a POD self-publishing company. Until now, Ndesandjo has kept a remarkably low profile, avoiding both the spotlight and his brother’s coattails. His greatest contribution to the 2008 election season was a statement that he was “proud of his brother.” When approached by a New...

Brother Says Obama Had Abusive Father

Sweetness & Light (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

From a shocked Associated Press: Obama’s half brother recalls their abusive father By William Foreman, Associated Press Writer Wed Nov 4 GUANGZHOU, China – President Barack Obama’s half brother has broken his media silence to discuss his new novel — the semi-autobiographical story of an abusive parent patterned on their late father, the mostly absent...

Obama’s half-brother: Our father ‘beat me’

Raw Story (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

President Barack Obama's half brother has broken his media silence to discuss his new novel — the semi-autobiographical story of an abusive parent patterned on their late father, the mostly absent figure Obama wrote about in his own memoir. In his first interview, Mark Ndesandjo told The Associated Press that he wrote "Nairobi to Shenzhen" in [...]

Obama's half-brother says dad beat him and his mother

NYDailyNews (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

President Obama's half-brother Mark Ndesandjo says dad beat him and his motherTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 12:54 PM BloombergPresident Obama's dad split from his mom two years after he was born in 1961. Clarke/GettyObama's half brother Mark Ndesandjo says he was beaten by their dad. Related NewsArticles, — 's half brother has broken his media silence to discuss his new...

Obama's half-brother says dad beat him and his mother

NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

President Obama's half-brother Mark Ndesandjo says dad beat him and his motherTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS Wednesday, November 4th 2009, 12:54 PM BloombergPresident Obama's dad split from his mom two years after he was born in 1961. Clarke/GettyObama's half brother Mark Ndesandjo says he was beaten by their dad. Related NewsArticles, — 's half brother has broken his media silence to discuss his new...

Obama's half brother recalls their abusive father in book

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

GUANGZHOU, China - half brother has broken his media silence to discuss his new novel -- the semi-autobiographical story of an abusive parent patterned on their late father, the mostly absent figure Obama wrote about in his own memoir.In his first interview, Mark Ndesandjo told The Associated Press that he wrote " to Shenzhen" in part to raise awareness of domestic violence."My father...

Obama's half brother recalls their abusive father

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

... absent figure Obama wrote about in his own memoir.In his first interview, Mark Ndesandjo told The Associated Press that he wrote "Nairobi to Shenzhen" in part to raise awareness of domestic violence."My father beat my mother and my father beat me, and you don't do that," said Ndesandjo, whose mother, Ruth Nidesand, was Barack Obama Sr.'s third wife. "It's something which I think affected...