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• Obama was abandoned and raised Obama was abandoned and raised from his white grandparents after his from his white grandparents after his mom and dad sunt him off.mom and dad sunt him off.

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• He then started a family of two He then started a family of two gorgeous girls and a beautiful wife.gorgeous girls and a beautiful wife.

Obama’s HistoryObama’s History

• By the fall of 2002, Barack Obama had By the fall of 2002, Barack Obama had been in the Illinois state senate for not been in the Illinois state senate for not quite six years. He was a member of the quite six years. He was a member of the Democratic minority, representing a swath Democratic minority, representing a swath of Chicago’s South Side. He had done what of Chicago’s South Side. He had done what he could in a state capital where he could in a state capital where Republicans ruled, and he was ready for a Republicans ruled, and he was ready for a change. As it happened, so were voters in change. As it happened, so were voters in Illinois, who that November put the Illinois, who that November put the Democrats back in power in SpringfieldDemocrats back in power in Springfield. .

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Barack Obama was born to a white American mother, Ann Barack Obama was born to a white American mother, Ann Dunham, and a black Kenyan father, Barack Obama, Sr., who Dunham, and a black Kenyan father, Barack Obama, Sr., who were both young college students at the University of Hawaii. were both young college students at the University of Hawaii. When his father left for Harvard, she and Barack stayed When his father left for Harvard, she and Barack stayed behind, and his father ultimately returned alone to Kenya, behind, and his father ultimately returned alone to Kenya, where he worked as a government economist. Barack's where he worked as a government economist. Barack's mother remarried an Indonesian oil manager and moved to mother remarried an Indonesian oil manager and moved to Jakarta when Barack was six. He later recounted Indonesia as Jakarta when Barack was six. He later recounted Indonesia as simultaneously lush and a harrowing exposure to tropical simultaneously lush and a harrowing exposure to tropical poverty. He returned to Hawaii, where he was brought up poverty. He returned to Hawaii, where he was brought up largely by his grandparents. The family lived in a small largely by his grandparents. The family lived in a small apartment - his grandfather was a furniture salesman and an apartment - his grandfather was a furniture salesman and an unsuccessful insurance agent and his grandmother worked in unsuccessful insurance agent and his grandmother worked in a bank - but Barack managed to get into Punahou School, a bank - but Barack managed to get into Punahou School, Hawaii's top prep academy. His father wrote to him regularly Hawaii's top prep academy. His father wrote to him regularly but, though he traveled around the world on official business but, though he traveled around the world on official business for Kenya, he visited only once, when Barack was ten.for Kenya, he visited only once, when Barack was ten.

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• Obama attended Columbia University, but found New Obama attended Columbia University, but found New York's racial tension inescapable. He became a community York's racial tension inescapable. He became a community organizer for a small Chicago church-based group for three organizer for a small Chicago church-based group for three years, helping poor South Side residents cope with a wave years, helping poor South Side residents cope with a wave of plant closings. He then attended Harvard Law School, and of plant closings. He then attended Harvard Law School, and in 1990 became the first African-American editor of the in 1990 became the first African-American editor of the Harvard Law Review. He turned down a prestigious judicial Harvard Law Review. He turned down a prestigious judicial clerkship, choosing instead to practice civil-rights law back clerkship, choosing instead to practice civil-rights law back in Chicago, representing victims of housing and in Chicago, representing victims of housing and employment discrimination and working on voting-rights employment discrimination and working on voting-rights legislation. He also began teaching at the University of legislation. He also began teaching at the University of Chicago Law School. Eventually he ran as a Democrat for Chicago Law School. Eventually he ran as a Democrat for the state senate seat from his district, which included both the state senate seat from his district, which included both Hyde Park and of the poorest ghettos on the South Side, Hyde Park and of the poorest ghettos on the South Side, and won.and won.

Obama’s Making A Obama’s Making A Change!!!!Change!!!!• 2004 Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate as a Democrat, 2004 Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate as a Democrat,

representing Illinois, and gained national attention by giving a representing Illinois, and gained national attention by giving a rousing and well-received keynote speech at the Democratic rousing and well-received keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. In 2008 he ran for president as a National Convention in Boston. In 2008 he ran for president as a democrat and won. He is set to become the 44democrat and won. He is set to become the 44thth president of the president of the Unites States and the first African-American ever elected to that Unites States and the first African-American ever elected to that

position.position.

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