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 Swipes at Clinton's Experience
FOX News - USA
By NEDRA PICKLER, AP Writer WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama contends that former President Clinton can lead the nation on the ...
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Barack Obama's wife says she doesn't want daughters to be partiers
WAND - Decatur,IL,USA
AP - June 28, 2007 6:54 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - The wife of Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama (ber-AHK' oh-BAH'-muh) says she's scaled back her ...
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Nearly 250000 Open Wallets for Obama
Forbes - NY,USA
By NEDRA PICKLER 06.28.07, 7:29 PM ET Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has improved on his stunning support in the race for campaign cash, ...
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Obama says despite shortcomings of Bush administration ...
International Herald Tribune - France
AP WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama laid out list of political shortcomings he sees in the Bush administration but said he opposes ...
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Clinton and Obama Expect Near Record Fund-Raising
New York Times - United States
... which ends Saturday night, and also warned supporters to prepare for a similarly dazzling result by a leading Democratic rival, Senator Barack Obama. ...
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