London, Feb 02 : U. S. president Barack Obama's Kenyan half-brother, George, says that he is not a drug user after being arrested in Nairobi for alleged possession of marijuana.

The 24-year-old, who was the son of Obama's father by his second wife, denies the allegation, insisting that it's all a misunderstanding.

George spent two hours in a police cell before being released.

"It was all a misunderstanding. Look, I don't feel comfortable talking about this, but I don't do drugs," Times Online quoted him, as saying.

Washington, February 2: Veteran observers of the White House believe that U. S. President Barack Obama is trying to tone down the glitz of future state dinners by striking a balance between the arrangements of "champagne" and "stew", to suit the dour national mood and grim economic conditions.

"He's toning it down a bit. I think a lot of people think that's appropriate because of the times," Politico. com quoted Letitia Baldridge, the White House social secretary under President Kennedy, as saying.

Florida (United States), Feb. 2: A "substantial" number of the 140,000 troops in Iraq will be able to return home by next year''s Super Bowl, President Obama said in an interview on Sunday before Super Bowl XLIII kicked off in Tampa, Flordia.

After conversations with joint chiefs and commanders on the ground, Obama told NBC News that America is in a position to put more responsibilities on Iraq following the country''s "significant election with no significant violence."

Washington, February 2: Until now, you would have heard it from the general public only, but now even U. S. President Barack Obama has started to believe that people think he is "cool".

He also thinks the same way about his two daughters, Malia and Sasha.

"People think I''m cool. Nobody''s cooler than my two girls," Politico. com quoted him as saying during an interview.

Washington  - President Barack Obama is adding his own touch-down to the ultimate American sporting spectacle, the Super Bowl, later Sunday.

When the Pittsburgh Steelers face down the Arizona Cardinals in Tampa Bay, Obama plans to be watching from the White House - along with 11 centre-left Democrats and four centre-right Republicans.

Right before kickoff at 2300 GMT, Obama is to give an interview to NBC television, putting him in the spotlight along with the pre-game hoopla that has turned the American football championship into a national cultural event.

London, Feb 01 : U. S. President Barack Obama's Kenyan half-brother, George, has been arrested in Nairobi for alleged possession of marijuana.

The 24-year-old, who was the son of Obama''s father by his second wife, denies the allegation and was told that he would face a court hearing on February 2.

Inspector Augustine Mutembei said that the trainee mechanic would face charges of possession of cannabis and resisting arrest.

However, George protested against the charges in comments from jail.