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United States Senator Barack H. Obama

Fast Facts

• Born in Honolulu, Hawaii
  
• Obtained early education in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Hawaii
  
• Continued education at Occidental College, Los Angeles, California
  
• Received a B.A. in 1983 from Columbia University, New York City
  
• Worked as a community organizer in Chicago, Illinois
  
• Studied law at Harvard University, where he became the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review and received J.D. in 1991
  
• Lecturer on constitutional law, University of Chicago
  
• Member, Illinois State senate 1997-2004
  
• Elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2004 for term beginning January 3, 2005.
• Democratic Party Nominee for U.S. President won in close race with U.S. Senator Hillary R. Clinton.
• First African American to accept Democratic nomination for President of United Stats.

Books

• Dreams From My Father:A Story of Race and Inheritance, 1995. Reprint 2004
  
• The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream. 2006.

U.S. Senate Career

Presidential Race

Positions on Various Issues

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War in Iraq -

Health Care -

Isreal -

Marriage Equality -

Presidential Campaign College Campus Campaign Webpages and Contacts

Ideas for Campaigning for Obama on Campus?

• Make college specfic T-shirts in support "Georgia Techies for Obama"
• Create college specific Facebook group "Nerds for Obama."

Website Resources

Swedes for Obama  - Swedes in support of Obama site

Logo Obama- let's you insert a photo or image into an Obama Logo

Speeches

Barack Obama speaks in Philadelphia, PA at Constitution Center, on matters not just of race and recent remarks but of the fundamental path by which America can work together to pursue a better future. March, 18, 2008

Highlights from Democratic Convention Keynote 2004

Other Video

The music video includes excerpts from Obama's speech and appearances from several celebrities: Scarlett Johansson, John Legend, Herbie Hancock, Kate Walsh, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Adam Rodriquez, Kelly Hu, Adam Rodriquez, Amber Valetta, and Nick Cannon. "I'm blown away by how many people wanted to come and be a part of it in a short amount of time. It was all out of love and hope for change and really representing America and looking at the world," will.i.am said.