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...clan made 20 L of moonshine to prepare to celebrate, and by the time midnight came around in Kenya on Nov. 4, all of it was gone and the Obamas of Kogelo in the Rift Valley were asleep. To be sure, a rainstorm had washed out much of the clan's festivities. But clearly no one was staying up to wait for the U.S. networks to declare a winner in that presidential race far away - be it their favorite relative or not. (See pictures of Barack Obama's family tree.) They will wait for daybreak - or a long-distance call...
...sigh as she asked Obama volunteer Kim Irwin to confirm her real polling place. "But it's a big pain." Kam said in 2004 she didn't bother to vote because she knew John Kerry would win Pennsylvania. But this year, she feels quite strongly and wants to make sure Obama wins...
...figure they have it covered," she said, eyeing the line stretching down the block. "But I just wanted to make sure...
...cloud: what was once one of the most expensive, if memorable, destinations in Europe has suddenly gone budget. Icelandair flights from New York City start at $500 round-trip, and decent hotels in the hip capital of Reykjavik - like the Centerhotel Thingholt - are as low as $60 a night. Sure, if you go in the late fall or winter you'll get only about five hours of sunlight a day - but Icelanders know how to make those hours count. Move fast - tourist agencies are reporting a huge spike in visitors to Iceland...
...Trump's development is still far from a sure thing. Standing in his way is Michael Forbes, a fisherman and quarry worker who has refused all lucrative offers from the American billionaire to sell his ancestral home, which sits in the middle of the property slated for the development. Trump has said that he can build around the Forbes property, but conservation groups say there may be access requirements that would impinge on such plans...