"Asked by the student, if he repudiated the actions of the Weather Underground, which carried out a series of 1960's robberies and bombings that killed at least six people, Ayers walked away without answering. "...
Obama served on the board of an education reform group with Ayers in Chicago, where both men were prominent figures.
When Obama first ran for public office, in 1995, Ayers held a fundraiser for him at his house, according to a February 2008 article on Politico.com.
And according to eyewitness that were there.
"Charges against Ayers were dropped in the 1970's after revelations of illegal FBI wiretapping."
Ayers said as he left court, "Guilty as hell and free as a bird".
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