Dick Eastman in his FREE almost-daily newsletter writes about the claim that Barack Obama may be related to Wild Bill Hickock. A researcher at New England Historical and Genealogical Society confirmed the relationship in about half an hour. Eastman writes, in part: The story was posted on the Associated Press wire at: _http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gyXVIfZ2F2CTuuxH3_93vuTP-ywwD928D6QO0_ (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gyXVIfZ2F2CTuuxH3_93vuTP-ywwD928D6QO0) . Eastman's opinion or comments: I don't get too excited about claims that a politician is related to someone else of fame. After all, I suspect that most anyone whose ancestors have been in this country at least 5 or 6 generations is probably related to everyone else whose ancestors have been in this country at least 5 or 6 generations. I don't find that to be terribly newsworthy. Well, if we take Dick Eastman at his word, perhaps we can forget about trying to sort out all the colonial and early post-Revolutionary Harrises!!! But, still we plow on. Because we are curious people, in lots of ways, and besides, not only is this crazy hobby entertaining, it gives us lots of other people to converse with--either in person or on e-mail, and sometimes by telephone!!! E.W.Wallace **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)