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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 2006

Page

5

Obama visits grandmother in Kenyan hometown with family

Senator Barack Obama arrives in Roge lo Kenya where he visits his father's grave and shares a meal with relatives. He and Michelle undergo HIV tests at a Kisumu hospital project aiding families affected by AIDS while thousands watch and a mobile testing lab operates.

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Casino Queen on East St. Louis draws buyers for riverboat sale

The Casino Queen, a 19th century style riverboat docked opposite the Gateway Arch, will be auctioned off as a larger land based facility rises nearby. The boat will operate for a year while brokers seek a new owner, with no minimum price set and sale terms excluding gaming equipment.

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Blagojevich wife says media made her daughter cry

Patti Blagojevich wrote a letter to the Chicago Sun Times accusing reporters of crowding around Gov. Rod Blagojevich at the Illinois State Fair on Aug. 11. She described microphones near her 3-year-old daughter Annie and said the child began crying as reporters pressed about hiring practices tied to a federal probe.

Chicago Rod Blagojevich Chicago Sun- Times Patti Blagojevich Annie Springfield U.S Patrick Fitzgerald

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