Obama’s half brother writing memoir

October 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Sarah Palin's soon-to-be-released book has topped the charts at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com, only two days after its release date was announced. Palin's publisher, Harper, announced on Monday that the memoir tilted "Going Rogue: An American Life", which was scheduled to hit the markets in spring next year, would now be available from November 17 following its completion.

September 29th, 2009 LONDON - Sarah Palin has penned her memoir in just four months after the announcement of the book deal, her publisher has revealed. The book, which was due next spring, will now hit the markets on Nov 17.he Telegraph quoted Jonathan Burnham, publisher of Harper, as saying: "Governor Palin has been unbelievably conscientious and hands-on at every stage, investing herself deeply and passionately in this project....

August 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Harvard professor and CNN pundit David Gergen has been signed to write a book on how a US president's administration gets rolling and assumes office. Earlier, Simon and Schuster editor Alice Mayhew had said: "He's writing about this administration and how it takes office, but he's writing from the perspective of Gergen, which is unique, I think, as he has worked in so many administrations on the inside." When it comes to books revolving round Obama and his team, there's already been Richard Wolffe's "Renegade" and the campaign-focused book "Battle for America 2008" by Dan Balz and Haynes Johnson, Politico reports.

August 25th, 2009 TRIPOLI - The Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, who was released on compassionate grounds by the Scottish Government, could cash in on his notoriety by publishing his 'tell all' autobiography. According to reports, Megrahi has begun writing the memoir, despite his insistence that he is suffering from terminal prostate cancer and has only three months to live.

August 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A forthcoming memoir by presidential speechwriter Matt Latimer has left members of the Republican Party worried. The book, tentatively titled "Speech-Less," promises a "deliciously candid" "Devil Wears Prada"-style look inside the GOP machine from Capitol Hill to the Pentagon to the White House, reports the New York Post.

July 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obamas half-sister Maya Soetoro-Ng is moving her family from Hawaii to Washington to spend a few months in the capital, a media report said Thursday quoting White House officials. The extended stay means that the siblings will live in the same city, at least for a while, for the first time in years, the New York Times reported.

July 27th, 2009 WELLINGTON - In his latest memoir, former New Zealand fast bowler Richard Hadlee has disclosed how former captain Stephen Fleming became so influential at one point of time that he started to manipulate both selectors and coaches to get what he wanted. "If we selectors had a criticism, it was that at times Stephen tended to overshadow and almost downgraded the profile and role of the coach," stuff.co.nz quoted Hadlee, as writing in 'Changing Pace: A Memoir.' Hadlee recounts that Fleming came to the captaincy under Steve Rixon on whom he "relied heavily".

July 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - For their summer vacation, the Obamas are reportedly headed to Martha's Vineyard. The trip, however, could come with some complications for the first family, reports Politico.

June 16th, 2009 NEW YORK - US President Barack Obama's half-brother, George Obama, is working on a book to be published by Simon & Schuster, the US publishing giant said in a statement Monday. George Obama, 27, is the youngest of the seven children born to Obama's father in Kenya and was recently arrested there for marijuana possession.

June 10th, 2009 TOKYO - The eldest son of Kim Jong Il, North Korea's supreme leader, has confirmed that his youngest brother, Kim Jong Un, 26, will succeed their father as the Head of State. Months of rumours and speculation were confirmed today when Kim Jong Nam, the first son of the country's "Dear Leader", told Japanese television that his half-brother, Kim Jong Un had been designated heir apparent.

June 2nd, 2009 NEW YORK - New York's billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg has claimed that a dinner and Broadway undertaken by Barack Obama and his wife Michelle is a celebration of New York's affordable night life.I can't think of anything that is better as an advertisement for our tourism industry, for Broadway, for our restaurants, for saying that this is a safe city and an affordable city," Bloomberg said Monday. "The President doesn't get paid that much.

June 1st, 2009 NEW YORK - U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle made their first visit to New York City on Saturday to enjoy a Broadway play, and received standing ovation from the audience before the show started.

May 23rd, 2009 NEW YORK - Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney is looking for a multimillion-dollar contract for a memoir, which is expected to shed new light on George Bush's years and more.

May 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A memoir chronicling both Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's political and personal life will be published in spring 2010, publishing sources said. Even after her rocky run as last year's Republican vice presidential candidate, Palin has continued to be media's favourite topic.

April 21st, 2009 MELBOURNE - President Obama will appear shirtless on the front cover of a US magazine. Obama will be seen semi-nude in a bathing suit on the cover of May issue of The Washingtonian magazine.