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Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States of America. Obama is the first African-American to hold the Office of President of the United States, and was elected to the post in November 2008, having served in the United States Senate as the junior Senator from the State of Illinois (from January 2005). After graduating the famous Columbia University in New York, Obama worked as a community organiser before attending Harvard Law School. Following his graduation, Obama served as a civil rights lawyer in Chicago, Illinois, and taught at The University of Chicago Law School. Obama served in the Illinois Senate before being elected to the United States Senate as a representative of Illinois in 2005, and in 2008 was elected President of the United States, defeating Republican candidate John McCain.

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Afghan president Hamid Karzai pledged to create an inclusive government and banish corruption... more

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Not long before Barack Obama addressed the International Olympic Committee to persuade them to give the 2016 Olympics to his home town of Chicago, a gridlock created by his presence in Copenhagen saw a bus carrying IOC members held up for an hour and half... more

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Barack Obama has warned that the fight in Afghanistan is not solely an "American battle".... more

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Barack Obama urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to 'find a way forward' as he held his first three-way meeting with them... more

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Obama's greener cars 'will reduce CO2 by 1bn tons'

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President Barack Obama signalled the end of gas guzzling cars in America with a carrot and stick approach... more

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  • Obama has said of his extended family. “It's like a little mini-United Nations, I've got relatives who look like Bernie Mac, and I've got relatives who look like Margaret Thatcher”
  • While at Harvard Law School, Obama was the first African-American President of the Harvard Law Review
  • Obama is viewed favourably internationally, and in May 2009, was found to be the most popular world leader
  • Obama has won two Grammy awards for his audiobook readings of his books Dreams from My Father and The Audacity of Hope. Also, Obama’s ‘Yes We Can’ speech set to music by Black Eyed Peas band member will.i.am won an Emmy Award after it was posted on youtube.com
  • In January 2009, Obama signed his first bill into law – the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, which made it easier to file an employment discrimination lawsuit
  • Obama was recently awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in promoting world disarmament and peace.

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