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Barack Hussein Obama

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Barack Hussein Obama 1961-, American political leader, U.S. senator from Illinois (2005-), b. Honolulu, grad. Columbia (B.A. 1983), Harvard Law School (J.D. 1991). His father, a Kenyan economist, and his mother, a Kansas native, were divorced when he was two, and he spent his early childhood in Indonesia. Soon after law school, he moved to Chicago, where he practiced civil-rights law, lectured on constitutional law at the Univ. of Chicago, and was active in the Democratic party. He was elected to the Illinois state senate in 1996, serving until he won (2004) a U.S. Senate seat. Hailed as a young... Read more

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Illinois river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. The Illinois forms the greater part of the Illinois Waterway, which links the ...

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	'Barack Hussein Obama' an all-American name ; ...Illinois senator as 'Barack Hussein Obama.' " John McCain repudiated...say something about Barack Hussein Obama's name. It is a name...affectionate form. Barack Obama's middle name is in honor of his grandfather, Hussein, a secular resident... Read more
	Im not Muslim, says Barack Hussein Obama. In fact I pray to Jesus every night of my life; Obama: Confusion on religion has been deliberately perpetrated Clinton: She was keen to dampen expectations for Texas and Ohio. ; Byline: David Gardner BARACK OBAMA last night lashed out...his middle name of Hussein to spread what he said...cam-paigncontinued to haunt Mr Obama even as voters go to...expectations after Mr Obama pulled evenwith her...successive wins for Mr Obama, anything less than...showing today ... Read more
	He's black, took cocaine and has the middle name Hussein. Yet Barack Obama is the dream presidential candidate. Alas, in U.S. elections, fairytales seldom come true. ; ...Stellar, in fact. Obama is electable, articulate...story is so compelling, Obama has become the modern...powerful job in the world. Barack Hussein Obama - yes, you will hear...1961. His father, Barack Hussein Obama Senior, came from a... Read more
	The Dhue Point: Barack Hussein Obama Controversy ; ...someone asked why we didn't cover the Barack Hussein Obama controversy in Iowa. Here is Ms...and while we associate the name "Hussein" with Saddam... O'REILLY: I don...McCain at his speech. But he said "Hussein, Hussein, Hussein, Hussein." He... Read more
	Barack Hussein Reagan? Ronald Wilson Obama?(Blog entry) ; Byline: James Pethokoukis Is Barack Obama the Democratic version of Ronald Reagan? That blog post yesterday...As a result, many of our children will someday be attending Barack Obama middle schools across this nation. Conservatives: Please. Obama... Read more
	Obama: Christian, Not Muslim.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(Barack Obama)(Brief article) ; Byline: Richard Wolffe Barack Obama has never been Muslim...of fact: his name. Barack is the candidate's Kenyan father's name; Obama's middle name, Hussein, is his grandfather's name. Hussein embraced Islam--after...Johnson. According to Obama's memoir, Hussein valued ... Read more
	President-Elect Barack Obama: Race Has Been Haunting This Election. ; ...the American Dream. Barack Hussein Obama will become the 44th...presidential candidacy of Barack Obama, this old ghost showed...New Yorker depicting Barack Obama wearing a turban and...These assaults on Barack Obama's character are related... Read more
	Did Barack Obama have a Muslim childhood? ; ...2008 -- As Barack Obama's candidacy comes...candidate's integrity. Obama asserted in December...as a Muslim. * Obama's Kenyan birth...to the child. Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. (1936-1982...named his boy Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. * Obama's... Read more
	AGENDA: Skinny kid with the funny name now serious contender; He's the "skinny kid with a funny name" who many believe is destined to become the first black president of the United States. Sam Marsden profiles the political phenomenon that is Barack Obama.(Features) ; Byline: Sam Marsden Barack Obama is a phenomenon - a...The Builder fans. Mr Obama arrives in the UK amid...on August 4, 1961, Barack Hussein Obama Jr was named after...the problem that Mr Obama's inspirational message...presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama ... Read more
	STATEMENT BY MCCAIN CAMPAIGN ON BARACK OBAMA'S PLANNED SPEECH ON THE ECONOMY TODAY IN NYC ; ...American people." OBAMANOMICS: BARACK OBAMA'S LIBERAL TAX & SPEND, BIG GOVERNMENT AGENDA OBAMA'S HIGH TAX AGENDA Obama Has Proposed A Laundry List Of Tax...Trail, Which Would Hurt The Economy Obama Has Called For Higher Income Taxes...Massive New Domestic Spending." "Obama's ... Read more

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	The African connection: this November, Barack Obama, who traces his paternal roots to Kenya, will stand for election as a US Senator on the Democratic Party ticket. A win for him will create history in a number of ways.(Dateline USA)

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