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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Barack Obama's Home Catches Fire
NewsMax.com - West Palm Beach,FL,USA
Barack Obama rents an apartment caught on fire Sunday, but a spokesman said the Democratic presidential contender was out of town to celebrate Father's Day. ...
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The unknown: Is Obama ready?
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
Barack Obama, D-Chicago, a candidate for US Senate, stands outside of the Senate chambers after talking about his life and politics during an interview at ...
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Barack Obama's Audacious Foreign Policy
Political Affairs Magazine - New York,NY,USA
Barack Obama's outline of his intended foreign policy posture in the most recent issue of Foreign Affairs was for me much like that moment when the drowning ...
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Obama's little problem with the truth
American Thinker - Berkeley,AZ,USA
Senator Barack Obama, who spent last year battling cynicism and earning almost a million dollars at it, has been fumbling his defense against news of his ...
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