Mothers in Kenya have marked Barack Obama's historic win in the US presidential elections by naming their newborns after him and his wife.
More than half of the babies born in a Kisumu Hospital on the day after the election were named either Barack or Michelle Obama.
Kisumu is close to the village where Mr Obama's father was born and raised and Mr Obama is a local hero.
The region erupted in celebration after he won the race for the White House.
Out of 15 babies born in the New Nyanza Provincial Hospital in the western city of Kisumu on Wednesday, five boys were named Barack Obama and three girls were called Michelle.
Pamela Adhiambo, who gave birth to twins – a boy and a girl - on the night after the elections, named them Barack and Michelle Obama.
"I made up my mind to name them long before the elections, and even if Obama had not won, I would still have done the same," she said.
Some of the mothers said they admired the couple and hoped that their children would be inspired to reach for great heights by sharing the names.
Mrs Adhiambo said she hoped the names would motivate her children to work hard and achieve as much as the Obamas.
She invited Mr Obama and his wife to come and visit their twin namesakes.
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Boxers or briefs? Dallas thief picks 130 panties
A man has proven that you can never have too much underwear when he stole more than 130 pairs of panties from a Victoria's Secret store.
The Dallas Morning News reported online Tuesday that a man snatched $1,067 worth of underwear from a table at the Dallas store Monday.
A police report says a female accomplice held open the door during the theft and both sped away in a green car.
The report did not indicate what styles or sizes were stolen.
The Dallas Morning News reported online Tuesday that a man snatched $1,067 worth of underwear from a table at the Dallas store Monday.
A police report says a female accomplice held open the door during the theft and both sped away in a green car.
The report did not indicate what styles or sizes were stolen.
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Murderers in the Money
Murderers in the Money: Reggie Townsend, 29, serving 23 years in a Wisconsin prison for reckless homicide against an 11-year-old girl, won $295,000 from a jury in September as compensation for a two-month confinement with only a "wet, moldy and foul smelling" mattress to sleep on (about $4,900 per unpleasant night). [TheSmokingGun.com, 9-19-08]
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