Obama talks about his aunt

For folks who haven't been glued to the TV or internet lately, the big attack on Obama recently has been that he has a Kenyan aunt who has lived illegally in the US for some time. This of course ties into the general "Obama is not American" line of attack- and now smears him as either being or supporting illegal immigrants.

Obama with Katie Couric on his aunt, who is allegedly an undocumented immigrant (via Ambinder):

Couric: YOU HAVE AN AUNT WHO'S BEEN LIVING IN THIS COUNTRY APPARENTLY ILLEGALLY, AND YOUR CAMPAIGN SAYS ANY AND ALL APPROPRIATE LAWS SHOULD BE FOLLOWED. SO WOULD YOU SUPPORT HER BEING DEPORTED TO KENYA?

Sen. Obama: If she is violating laws those laws have to be obeyed. We're a nation of laws. Obviously that doesn't lessen my concern for her, I haven't been able to be in touch with her. But I'm a strong believer you have to obey the law.

There's some evidence that the leak of the immigration status of Obama's aunt came from somebody in the Bush administration:

But note the way in which AP seems to have obtained the information. High up in the story, it reports:

Information about the deportation case was disclosed and confirmed by two separate sources, one a federal law enforcement official. The information they made available is known to officials in the federal government, but the AP could not establish whether anyone at a political level in the Bush administration or in the McCain campaign had been involved in its release.

In other words, it looks like someone in the Bush administration leaked the information, with the goal of throwing a last-minute wrench into Obama's campaign. And someone else confirmed it, with similar motives.