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Biography
Full Name: Barack Hussein Obama Jr.
Party: Democratic
Political Office: U.S. Senator from Illinois, elected 2004; member, Illinois State Senate 1997-2004
Business/Professional Experience: Attorney, law firm of Miner Barnhill & Galland (Chicago, IL), 1993-2004
Date of Birth: August 4, 1961
Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii
Home: Chicago, Ill.
Education: B.A. Columbia University 1983; J.D. Harvard Law, 1991
Spouse: married Michelle Robinson, 1992
Children: daughter Malia, born 1999; daughter Natasha, born 2001
Religion: United Church of Christ
Home: Chicago, Ill.
Campaign Web Site: barackobama.com
Is (His) Biography (Our) Destiny?
Barack Obama says his experience gives him a guide to making a “post-post-9/11” foreign policy. Whether Americans will relinquish their fear is another question.
Books
By Barack Obama: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream [2006]; Dreams from my Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance [1995]
About: Hopes and Dreams: The Story of Barack Obama, by Steve Dougherty [2007]
The Caucus: Posts on Barack Obama
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Highlights From the Archives
Closing Income Gap Tops Obama’s Agenda for Economic Change
Senator Barack Obama said Friday that the top priority of the next president should be to create a more lasting and equitable prosperity than achieved by either President Bush or even Bill Clinton.
February 2, 2008U.S.Series
Kennedy Chooses Obama, Spurning Plea by Clintons
Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s endorsement pits members of the nation’s most prominent Democratic families against each other.
January 28, 2008U.S.News
Obama Envisions New Iran Approach
In an interview, Senator Barack Obama said that forging a new relationship with Iran would be part of his effort to stabilize Iraq.
November 2, 2007U.S.Series
Obama Promises a Forceful Stand Against Clinton
Senator Barack Obama said he would start confronting Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton more forcefully, in response to concerns about his lack of assertiveness.
October 28, 2007U.S.News
One Place Where Obama Goes Elbow to Elbow
Senator Barack Obama is a wily player of pickup basketball, a game with unspoken rules and lots of elbows.
June 1, 2007U.S.News
A Candidate, His Minister and the Search for Faith
Barack Obama’s campaign has put a strain on the close relationship he forged over 20 years with his pastor.
April 30, 2007U.S.News
2 Years After Big Speech, a Lower Key for Obama
The senator is not presenting himself, stylistically at least, the way he did when he gripped Democrats in 2004.
April 8, 2007U.S.News
Charisma and a Search for Self in Obama’s Hawaii Childhood
The presidential candidate’s racial consciousness and political curiosity appear to have begun far from Illinois.
March 17, 2007U.S.News
In Law School, Obama Found Political Voice
Barack Obama arrived at Harvard as an unknown; by the time he left, he had become a political sensation.
January 28, 2007U.S.NewsAs Quickly as Overnight, a Democratic Star Is Born
In his quest for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate, Barack Obama was, by many measures, supposed to lose.
Multimedia
Milestones: Barack Obama
An interactive timeline of Barack Obama’s life and career.
The Long Run
Old Friends Say Drugs Played Bit Part in Obama’s Young Life
Barack Obama has admitted to using illegal drugs as a teenager, but others remember him as a model of moderation.
A Biracial Candidate Walks His Own Fine Line
Barack Obama’s postracial style is the reason for much of his political success, but it also has its pitfalls.
Video: Obama Generation
Obama’s Account of New York Years Often Differs From What Others Say
Some say that Barack Obama has taken some literary license in portraying the time he spent in Manhattan.
In 2000, a Streetwise Veteran Schooled a Bold Young Obama
Class emerged as a subtext during Barack Obama’s failed attempt to unseat an incumbent congressman on the South Side of Chicago.
Audio Slide Show: Obama’s Failed Race for Congress
In Illinois, Obama Proved Pragmatic and Shrewd
In the Illinois State Senate, Barack Obama brought an eye for opportunity and a willingness to compromise.
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Graphic: Obama’s Record in the Illinois Senate
The Money Race
Search Barack Obama's reports by donor name, employer, and ZIP code, and see where his largest contributors are based.
Go to Donor SearchThe Long Run
Old Friends Say Drugs Played Bit Part in Obama’s Young Life
Barack Obama has admitted to using illegal drugs as a teenager, but others remember him as a model of moderation.
A Biracial Candidate Walks His Own Fine Line
Barack Obama’s postracial style is the reason for much of his political success, but it also has its pitfalls.
Obama’s Account of New York Years Often Differs From What Others Say
Some say that Barack Obama has taken some literary license in portraying the time he spent in Manhattan.
In 2000, a Streetwise Veteran Schooled a Bold Young Obama
Class emerged as a subtext during Barack Obama’s failed attempt to unseat an incumbent congressman on the South Side of Chicago.
In Illinois, Obama Proved Pragmatic and Shrewd
In the Illinois State Senate, Barack Obama brought an eye for opportunity and a willingness to compromise.
More Articles in the Series »The Money Race
Search Barack Obama's reports by donor name, employer, and ZIP code, and see where his largest contributors are based.
Go to Donor Search
Proxy War in Iowa
The same day Oprah Winfrey made her political debut on behalf of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton invited her daughter Chelsea to campaign with her.
Obama in Iowa
Barack Obama on the campaignARTICLES ABOUT BARACK OBAMA
Is Satire in a Slump? ‘Yes’ and ‘No’
With the race for president in full swing, another race among political parodists has begun to gain momentum.
February 16, 2008The Mittification of McCain
John McCain’s inconsistency is actually nothing new. We saw a lot of it during the Bush tax debates.
February 16, 2008
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