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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Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
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USA Today - USA
Noting her husband's oratorical skills, Hillary Clinton took the microphone and said, "If I was as smart as Bill seems to think I am, I would say nothing. ...
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Reuters Canada - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
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Clinton to address Telugus in US
India eNews.com - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
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A hello for Hillary in Iowa
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA
Former President Bill Clinton was at his wife Hillary's side in Iowa this evening for the first time in her 2008 presidential campaign, assuming a new ...
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Poll places Clinton, McCain on top
WIS - Columbia,SC,USA
Among Democrats, New York Senator Hillary Clinton leads in all three. Here in South Carolina, Clinton was the clear favorite, taking 37 percent. ...
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Former President Clinton Pitches In For Hillary []
RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA
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Clinton, Obama, other candidates troop through town this week
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