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To: Ruffian who wrote (26951)	3/19/2008 12:05:03 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 71588

"Not so much lies as a sort of slippery sleight-of-mouth...." Still not bulked-up enough as actual 'lies' to achieve the manly, (yet rarefied heights), of a Clinton or a Bush though. :-) Perhaps practice makes perfect?

To: Ruffian who wrote (26951)	4/16/2009 6:21:46 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Obama's Half-Brother Was Refused UK Visa 10:44am UK, Sunday April 12, 2009 US President Barack Obama's half brother was refused a visa to enter the UK because he had been accused of a serious crime on a previous visit, it has emerged. Sansom Obama was travelling to his brother's inauguration ceremony Samson Obama was on his way to Washington DC for the President's inauguration in January but was stopped by immigration officials at East Midlands Airport. Biometric tests discovered the Kenyan mobile phone shop manager was linked to a serious incident in the UK last November. Samson was reportedly arrested by police in Berkshire after an alleged sex attack on a British girl but he was never charged. A Home Office spokesman confirmed Samson Obama was refused a visa after immigration officers noticed one of the documents he supplied with his visa application was false, which led them to make further inquiries. A UK Border Agency spokesman said: "We consider all visa applications based on their merits. "We will oppose the entry of individuals to the UK where we believe their presence is not conducive to the public good. "The UK's border controls are among the toughest in the world. All visa applicants are fingerprinted and checked against watch lists. "Using this hi-tech system we have detected more than 5,600 attempts to use false identities since December 2007. "Our officers in 135 countries around the world are working with law enforcement agencies and airlines to clamp down on forged passports and visas, creating an offshore ring of steel to protect the UK." Samson is one of President Obama's half brothers and sisters by his father, Barack Obama Sr. His mother Kezia, 67, has reportedly lived in Bracknell, Berkshire, for six years. Samson reportedly took a connecting flight to Washington DC after being refused entry at East Midlands. news.sky.com