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Barack Hussein Obama II (i/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election. Read more at Wikipedia


Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States of America. President Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4th, 1961, to a father from Kenya and a mother from Kansas. Growing up, he was also raised by his grandfather, who served in Patton's army, and his grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to become middle management at a local bank.

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    A member of the U.S. military holds the Medal of Honor presented by Barack Obama to Rose Mary Sabo-Brown for her late husband, U.S. Army Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House.  Sabo died during heavy fighting in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. - Published on 2012-05-16 15:11:00 by U.S. News & World Report

    A member of the U.S. military holds the Medal of Honor presented by Barack Obama to Rose Mary Sabo-Brown for her late husband, U.S. Army Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. Sabo died during heavy fighting in Cambodia during the Vietnam War.

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    Barnard College graduates listen to President Barack Obama deliver their commencement address on May 14, 2012. - Published on 2012-05-16 15:08:00 by The New York Times

    Barnard College graduates listen to President Barack Obama deliver their commencement address on May 14, 2012.

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    President Barack Obama (right) presents the Medal of Honor to the widow of Specialist Leslie Sabo at the White House on 16 May 2012  - Published on 2012-05-16 15:01:00 by BBC News

    President Barack Obama (right) presents the Medal of Honor to the widow of Specialist Leslie Sabo at the White House on 16 May 2012

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    FILE - In this May 8, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Washington. President Barack Obama will play host this weekend to an extraordinary confluence of international summitry, with world leaders scuttling from the Maryland mountains to downtown Chicago as they grapple for fixes to Europe's mounting economic woes and solidify plans for winding down the decade-long war in Afghanistan. - Published on 2012-05-16 13:31:00 by Boston.com

    FILE - In this May 8, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Washington. President Barack Obama will play host this weekend to an extraordinary confluence of international summitry, with world leaders scuttling from the Maryland mountains to downtown Chicago as they grapple for fixes to Europe's mounting economic woes and solidify plans for winding down the decade-long war in Afghanistan.

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FILE - In this May 1, 2012 file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks in Washington.  President Barack Obama will play host this weekend to an extraordinary confluence of international summitry, with world leaders scuttling from the Maryland mountains to downtown Chicago as they grapple for fixes to Europe's mounting economic woes and solidify plans for winding down the decade-long war in Afghanistan.
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    FILE - In this May 1, 2012 file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks in Washington. President Barack Obama will play host this weekend to an extraordinary confluence of international summitry, with world leaders scuttling from the Maryland mountains to downtown Chicago as they grapple for fixes to Europe's mounting economic woes and solidify plans for winding down the decade-long war in Afghanistan.

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