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Article: Half sister in Hawaii joins Obama campaign
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- Honolulu Star - Bulletin
- Article date:
- April 12, 2007
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Barack Obama's half sister sent a letter to potential Hawaii supporters last night, debuting as an enthusiastic campaigner for her older brother.
"It's obvious that we like him a lot," wrote Maya Soetoro-Ng, 36, who lives in Honolulu, where Obama was born. "He's sharp, loving, and makes a mean chili."
Soetoro-Ng said in an e-mail letter to nearly 800 people that Obama's decision to run for the Democratic presidential nomination was not easy, but family members and supporters recognized the campaign is about more than winning.
"If, by running, the campaign inspires a diverse group of people across the country to come together and become politically and socially engaged, then the decision to ...