Books tell myths of Obama’s birthplace

PRESIDENT Barack Obama’s children can dip into the myths and legends of their father’s birthplace thanks to a gift from Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

And if the stress of the job gets too much, the president suggested he could keep his opponents in Washington in line with a hurley.

Holding the present like a baseball bat, Mr Obama said: “If members of Congress aren’t behaving, give ‘em a little paddle, a little hurl.”