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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Republican leader scorches Dillard for doing Obama ad
Chicago Tribune - United States
Kirk Dillard should explain to fellow Republicans in the legislature why he appeared in an Iowa TV ad touting Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. ...
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To Tavis Smiley: Ask Clinton, Obama and Edwards Why They Oppose ...
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
The leading Democratic candidates--Hillary Clinton, John Edwards and Barack Obama-- criticize America's broken health care system and call for fundamental ...
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Quietly, Obama Tweaks An Iowa Ad
Atlantic Online - USA
Barack Obama begins to air in Iowa today, you might catch it: yesterday, when copies of the ad "Carry" were distributed to the press, the ad featured, ...
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Oh-eight (D): Battling for Buffett
MSNBC - USA
Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in a similar event." NBC's Lauren Appelbaum adds that Buffett said the American public will make the choice between Clinton and Obama. ...
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Coffee & Toast with Barack Obama
By bil@bilerico.com (Bil Browning)
... all too eager to exploit what divides us. I don't know what Bible they're reading, but it doesn't jibe with my version." -- Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama in a speech at the United Church of Christ national meeting.
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Andy Martin questions "endorsement" of Senator Barack Obama by ...
By andymartinny
(CHICAGO)(June 27, 2007) State Senator Kirk Dillard of DuPage County did it again this week: he said he was not "endorsing" Senator Barack Obama for President, and then Dillard endorsed Obama in TV ads. What gives? ...
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Hillary Slammed! Barack Obama Says Hillary Not Qua...
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Hillary Slammed! Barack Obama Says Hillary Not Qualified To Be President - Only Bill.
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