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Beginning of Time
Born Aug. 4, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Barack Obama Sr. and Stanley Ann Dunham. This time is significant for the world. A leader, family guy, community activist, and law abiding Citizen was birthed. Great things shifted in this very moment. There were great works in place from this moment forward. -
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An Historical Figure : Barrack Obama
On November 4, 2008, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois was elected president of the United States over Senator John McCain of Arizona. Obama became the 44th president, and the first African American to be elected to that office. -
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An Historical Figure: Barrack Obama
On November 4, 2008, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois was elected president of the United States over Senator John McCain of Arizona. Obama became the 44th president, and the first African American to be elected to that office. -
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Historical Figure
On November 4, 2008, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois was elected president of the United States over Senator John McCain of Arizona. Obama became the 44th president, and the first African American to be elected to that office. -
For Our Community
Interesting Facts :
-Moved to Chicago, IL, worked as community organizer.
-. He read deeply and widely about political and international affairs, graduating from Columbia with a Political Science major .
- Barrack went to New York as a researcher with Business International Group, a global business consulting firm and he accepted an offer to work as a community organizer in Chicago's largely poor South Side. -
The Law, For The People - Harvard's Editor
- Elected editor of Harvard Law Review (first African-American elected to the position)
- After his election to the presidency of the Harvard Law Review, Barack Obama told the Harvard Law Record — the student newspaper of Harvard Law School — that “he is especially interested in Constitutional law, noting the ways in which issues of race relations and resource allocation ‘are often played out in Constitutional terms,’”. -He continue to serve the people through law and great things came about.
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Serving One Community At A Time
1996-2002
Did you know? Elected to the Illinois state senate (first term),Re-elected to the Illinois state senate (second term), Re-elected to the Illinois state senate (third term)
Senator Obama has sponsored or co-sponsored 570 bills in the 109th and 110th Congress.
- 15 bills that have become LAW since he joined the Senate in 2005.
-Senator Obama has also introduced amendments to 50 bills, of which 16 were adopted by the Senate. -
#44 Presidential Election Win
- Won Democratic Party presidential primary election process, June. Officially nominated by the Democratic party at August Convention (first African-American to win a major party nomination)
- History has been made and his works and accomplishments paid off for The Obamas.
- Served two terms.
