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Born in Honolulu, Hawaii
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After his father left Hawaii to pursue a PHD, Obama's parents officially divorced
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His family moved to Indonesia when his mother remarried
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Due to safety concerns, his mother sent him to live with his grandparents in Hawaii. His mother and half-sister later joined him.
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Barack doesn't feel like he fit in at his school so he tries to act tough
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He excelled in basketball and graduated with academic honors.
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He makes several black friends but still feels as though he doesn't fit in and decides to do research.
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Here, he gives a lot of his time to reading about race and social injustice
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He was hired by a top law firm at the end of his first year
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he wins the democratic seat in the Illinois State Senate
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the obama's first daughter, Malia Obama is born
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Their second daughter, Natasha Obama is born
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His opponent was John McCain
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Obama and his running mate, Joe Biden, win the election over republican Mitt Romney
