Grave of first lady's dad in desecrated cemetery

Jul 14th, 2009 - MSNBC

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ALSIP, Ill. - First lady Michelle Obama's father is among those buried at a cemetery near Chicago where workers are accused of digging up and dumping bodies to resell plots, the White House confirmed Tuesday.

"I can confirm the First Lady's father is buried at Burr Oak cemetery. We will have no additional comment on the matter," Camille Johnston, a spokeswoman for the first lady's office, wrote in an e-mail to NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV in Chicago.

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