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Hal Rock

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9. 9. 2011 - 15:29

Reality Check: The two Obamas

Barack & Auma, the US President and his older sister

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President Obama yesterday revealed his plans for tackling one of America's most pressing problems: unemployment. According to some experts, the president's American Jobs Act would cost the governemnt over 400 billion dollars but the White House insists the money is available and is urging the american Congress to pass the bill. However, the president's Republican opponents are already calling the speech pure electioneering. How much truth is there in that accusation? Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff:

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Aside from being able to call the American President her little brother, Dr. Auma Obama is a Technical Advisor at CARE International's Sports for Social Change Initiative Program and she works with numerous other NGO's around the world in an effort to advance the poorest communities on the planet. She is also a doctor of Germanistik and spent many years in Germany.

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As if her credentials weren't impressive enough, she left Riem Higazi elated when she spoke about the one subject she is usually refuses to speak about with the media...

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Listen to the extended conversation Riem Higazi had with Auma Obama on a Reality Check Special, Saturday the 17th of September, as of Midday.