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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Obama crosses party lines to talk policy with Powell
Brisbane Times - Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
Now Washington is buzzing with talk that Barack Obama, a Democrat presidential candidate, and Colin Powell, a former US Army general and secretary of state, ...
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The Unknown: Is Obama Ready?
Washington Post - United States
By RON FOURNIER AP SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Ask those who served with him in the Illinois Senate whether Barack Obama is ready to be president, and they will ...
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To the public, he's Barack Obama; to the Secret Service, he's ...
Daily Mail - Charleston - Charleston,WV,USA
The Obama and Clinton campaigns declined to comment on the security procedure (they are the only two candidates so far to receive official protection, ...
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Obama Groupies, Image Control and the Veracity of Viral Video
E-Commerce Times - USA
By Christi Parsons and John McCormick An unauthorized -- and racy -- YouTube music video promoting presidential candidate Barack Obama has put his camp in ...
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Obama talks about prescription drug plan in Iowa
WJBC News - Bloomington,IL,USA
STORY CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama speculated today that his prescription drug plan could save seniors on Medicare $157 ...
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