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 closes in on Clinton's lead
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While 13 points separated Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama just one month ago in the race for the Democratic nomination for President, ...
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AP Enterprise: Obama's life and record in Springfield, Ill., hint ...
Foster's Daily Democrat - Dover,NH,USA
By RON FOURNIER AP Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ Ask those who served with him in the Illinois Senate whether Barack Obama is ready to be president, ...
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Obama Girl is the latest satire with Madison roots
Isthmus Daily Page - Madison,WI,USA
Featuring a scantily-clad curvy young woman singing an ode to her presidential paramour Barack Obama, it is the latest in a series of videos created outside ...
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Politicians Want to Police the Internet: Barack Obama Among Them
Gambling911.com - Miami,FL,USA
And Senator Barack Obama is right there voting to police it. In a move that made almost no news in either traditional or online media, the US Senate voted ...
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A commentary: The cooling of Obamamania
411mania.com - Sugar Land,TX,USA
Barack Obama's presidential campaign seems to have come to a halt. In this brief commentary, I'll let you know why I think Obamamania has cooled off. ...
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