Genealogists call Bush and Kerry kin [View All]

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oh...........dear.........God

Big Isle researchers claim
the president and his top
opponent are distant cousins


By Matt Sedensky
Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidates are constantly being compared with the current commander in chief. Now, two Hawaii genealogy buffs say they have proof President Bush and the current Democratic front-runner share similarities thicker than water.

Bruce and Kristine Harrison, publishers of historical databases, traced back the family histories of Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry.

The result? They're cousins.

Well, 16th cousins, three times removed, to be exact. But cousins, nonetheless.

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