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The Connection Between Measles and Barack Obama
In the 1870s, when Europeans first came to Hawaii, they brought diseases. The king and queen of Hawaii made a plan to forestall this by formally aligning with Britain. They were going to gain the protection of Britain but got sick while in Europe; that blew up their plan. And lo and behold, there is Barack Obama coming from Hawaii to end up as president as the United States.
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