Barack Obama, Democrat

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Current office: President

Birth place: Honolulu, HI (08/04/1961)
Home city: Chicago, IL

Education: JD, Harvard Law School, 1991 BA, Columbia University, 1983 Attended, Occidental College.

Profession: Attorney Lecturer.

Political: Senator, United States Senate, 2005-2009 Keynote Speaker, 2004 Democratic National Convention Senator, Illinois State Senate, 1996-2004.

Membership: Center for Neighborhood and Technology Chicago Annenberg Challenge Cook County Bar Cook County Bar Association Community Law Project President, Harvard Law Review Board Member, Joyce Foundation Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law Leadership for Quality Education Board Member, Woods Fund of Chicago.

Family: Wife: Michelle; 2 Children: Malia, Sasha.

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Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan leaves a mostly shining legacy

Chicago Tribune 1.13.36 1:00 AM | Public schools chief is expected to sail through confirmation hearings Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan is expected to sail through Tuesday's confirmation hearing to become...
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Town hall protests tilt public opinion

Indianapolis Star 8.13.09 12:00 AM | WASHINGTON -- The raucous protests at congressional town-hall-style meetings have succeeded in fueling opposition among some Americans to proposed health-care bills, a USA Today/Gallup Poll has...
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Clarion Ledger 8.12.09 10:16 PM | Soybean rust has been found in Mississippi.
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Stark to push ahead with town hall meetings

Alameda Star 8.12.09 10:02 PM | The congressman from Fremont says he's unfazed by the rancor at other public forums.
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Crist defending his conservative credentials

Miami Herald 8.12.09 10:00 PM | Facing perilous conservative revolts, Gov. Charlie Crist has been quietly reaching out to Republican county leaders throughout the state to gauge his political support, defend his policies -- and...
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Clinic participants say they want health care now

Las Vegas Review Journal 8.12.09 9:56 PM | Helen Kiros, 75, is standing in the eye of the health care debate storm. She's a senior citizen, but doesn't qualify for Medicare, the government-sponsored program that provides health insurance...
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Sen. Edward Kennedy awarded presidential Medal of Freedom

The Springfield Republican 8.12.09 9:56 PM | Film star Sidney Poitier, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa were among the 16 people who received the honor. Photo by...
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AP source: Obama officials to tour Michigan prison

Seattle Times 8.12.09 9:48 PM | Obama administration officials plan on Thursday to tour a soon-to-be-shuttered Michigan state prison considered an option to hold terrorism suspects now detained at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
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Jam-packed crowds press Grassley on health care

Seattle Times 8.12.09 9:07 PM | Sen. Charles Grassley, a Republican who is a key bargainer on health care reform, played to packed crowds across the state who left little doubt that they are not happy with what's on the table.
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Obama honors activists, actors, athletes, others

Seattle Times 8.12.09 8:01 PM | President Barack Obama awarded the nation's highest civilian honor to 16 "agents of change" on Wednesday, highlighting their accomplishments as examples of the heights a person can reach and the...
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