Barack Obama

Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Barack Obama, Sr. (born in Nyanza Province, Kenya) and Ann Dunham (born in Wichita, Kansas). Barack Hussein Obama (born August 4, 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and a member of the Democratic Party.

Obama grew up in culturally diverse surroundings. He spent most of his childhood in the majority-minority U.S. state of Hawaii and lived for four years in Indonesia. Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention while still an Illinois state legislator. Since announcing his candidacy in February 2007, Obama has emphasized ending the Iraq War and implementing universal health care as campaign themes.

As a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, Obama co-sponsored the enactment of conventional weapons control and transparency legislation, and made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Obama's parents separated when he was two years old and later divorced. His father went to Harvard University to pursue Ph.D. studies, then returned to Kenya, where he died in an auto accident when the younger Obama was twenty-one years old.

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TV One Snares Obama Interview
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Barack Obama (D-Ill.) will discuss a wide range of issues of interest to African Americans during a July 2 TV One special, In Conversation . ...
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Notebook: Facebook, Obama; Bill Merchantz on Webkinz
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CHICAGO - In today's Reporter's Notebook, we introduce you to a co-founder of Facebook who is taking an extended sabbatical to work on the Barack Obama ...
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Obama's McCain Moment
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Now it's Barack Obama's turn to do the same. As my colleague John Mullaney reported, Obama went on the offensive against the religious right. ...
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Obama getting aid from a top Illinois Republican
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AP - June 26, 2007 2:44 PM ET SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (ber-AHK' oh-BAH'-muh) is getting some help from a ...
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