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Barack Obama. Student Name: zachary mcgillivary. Who is Barack Obama?.
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Barack Obama Student Name: zacharymcgillivary
Who is Barack Obama? • became in 2008 the first African American to be elected president of the United States. Obama, a Democrat, had represented Illinois in the United States Senate since 2005. Before being elected to the U.S. Senate, Obama served for eight years in the Illinois Senate. In the 2008 presidential election, Obama defeated Senator John McCain, a Republican from Arizona. In a heated fight for the Democratic nomination, Obama had defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton, a U.S. senator from New York and former first lady.
Who are the people in Obama’s immediate family? • Michelle obama • Sasha • Malia
What colleges did Obama attend? • Occidental College in Los Angeles • Obama transferred to Columbia University in New York City.
What is Obama’s favorite sport? • Basket ball
What do I like the most about Obama? • The thing I like the most about obama is the fact that he is trying to change what is happening right now