[so_real]

That article, and the pull qoute, should have their own posting on FR. I did a title search and didn't find it. But I've been fooled by a quirky title search before.

"Very rarely have I met a more impressive person than Tammy Duckworth," said Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in an article the day before she announced her candidacy Dec. 18. "She just has the poise and exudes the type of character that I think would make her an astounding public servant."

Duckworth is happy to point out that she and Hawai'i-raised Punahou graduate Obama have "a kama'aina connection."

Both were born outside the country — Obama in Indonesia, Duckworth in Thailand — and graduated from high school in Honolulu — Punahou and McKinley, respectively.

[Wild Irish Rogue]

I read this as Duckworth giving the reporter Obama’s birth info as part of her ticking off all their biographical connections.
Duckworth brought up their mutual connections to Hawaii,
so it would seem logical that she also expanded their connections to their SE Asian birthplaces
and present day Illinois residences and political aspirations.
Maybe when Michelle and Obama moved to Indonesia “ for several months “ in the early 90’s ,
he was doing more than finding a quiet place to write.

[PghBaldy]

It can’t be because of copyright issues. I tried and the software would not allow it.