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Obama's Former Friend

by Robert D. Novak

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Sen. Barack Obama nears the Democratic presidential nomination, a corruption trial of his former fund-raiser Antoin (Tony) Rezko on charges of influence peddling begins in Chicago today (Monday). Sen. Hillary Clinton's operatives have tried frantically, but not effectively, to interest U.S. news media outside Chicago in Obama's possible connection with his home state's latest major scandal.

Obama bought a mock Georgian mansion on Chicago's south side on June ...

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Posted by: THERESA
Comment: #1
Wed Mar 5, 2008 12:29 PM

My question is did Mr. and Mrs. Obama have the income the year they purchased the house to qualify for a loan for a purchase of $1,650,000. I thought his income was $250,000 that year. How much did he borrow.? I thought he had a small net worth - now like $1,300,000. How did he accumulate that much for a down payment and then to buy the adjacent piece of the lot for $106,000 shortly after. That is amazing.?

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