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All in the family?

President Obama, Sarah Palin, and radio host Rush Limbaugh might finally share something in common: They're family. Well, sort of. Genealogists at Ancestry.com discovered that Obama and Palin are 10th cousins through a common ancestor named John Smith, a pastor and early settler in 17th-century Massachusetts. The president and Limbaugh are 10th cousins, one time removed. Read on to see some other unlikely, but true, family ties among politicians and celebrities. Read the article.
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President Obama, Sarah Palin, and radio host Rush Limbaugh might finally share something in common: They're family.

Well, sort of. Genealogists at Ancestry.com discovered that Obama and Palin are 10th cousins through a common ancestor named John Smith, a pastor and early settler in 17th-century Massachusetts. The president and Limbaugh are 10th cousins, one time removed.

Read on to see some other unlikely, but true, family ties among politicians and celebrities.

Read the article.
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