barack hussein obama ii an american dream comes true!

Barack Hussein Obama II

An American dream comes true!

The Next President

President elect

Obama in Washington Office

Barack Hussein Obama II

President-elect of the United States Taking office

January 20, 2009: Succeeding: George W. Bush Junior Senator from Illinois & Incumbent Assumed office 

January 4, 2005 Member of the Illinois Senate from the 13th district In office

January 8, 1997 – November 4, 2004 Born August 4, 1961, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. Birth name: Barack Hussein Obama II Political party: Democratic Party Spouse Michelle Obama (m. 1992) Children: Malia Ann (b. 1998); Sasha (b. 2001) Residence: Kenwood, Chicago, Illinois Alma mater: Occidental College, Columbia University, Harvard

Law School Profession: Attorney, Politician Religion: United Church of Christ

Early life and career

Obama Sr. and Ann Dunham met in 1960 while attending the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where his father was a foreign student.

The couple married February 2, 1961. They separated when Obama was two years old and subsequently divorced in 1964. Obama's father returned to Kenya and saw his son only once more before dying in an

automobile accident in 1982. After her divorce, Dunham married Lolo Soetoro, and the family moved to Soetoro's home

country of Indonesia in 1967. Ann returned to Hawaii in 1972 for several years, and then in 1977 went back to Indonesia,

where she worked as an anthropological field worker. She stayed there most of the rest of her life, returning to Hawaii in 1994. She died of ovarian

cancer in 1995.

Early life and career

Barack Hussein Obama Sr. Ann Dunham

Early life and career

Obama: the toddler

Early life and career

Obama: the baseball player

Early life and career

Toothless Obama

Early life and career

Obama with his grandpa

Early life and career

Ten-year-old Obama spending Christmas with his parents

Early life and career

Mother, stepfather and half sister

Early life and career

Obama lived with his maternal grandparents, Madelyn and Stanley Dunham in Hawaii.

Early life and career

Obama with his grandparents

Early life and career

Obama and his fraternal grandmother

Early life and career

Pensive Obama

Early life and career

Young Obama with his Kenyan family

Early life and career

Barack with Punahou basketball team

Early life and career

Barack and friends

Early life and career

Young Obama looks to the future

Early life and career

Education background Obama attended local schools in Jakarta until he was

ten years old attended Punahou School from the fifth grade in 1971

until his graduation from high school in 1979. 1979-1981: studied at Occidental College of Los

Angeles for two years 1981-1983: transferred to Columbia College in New

York City, and majored in political science (BA) Five-year work experience 1988: 1991: Obama entered Harvard Law School and

awarded A Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree

State legislator, 1997–2004

State legislator, 1997–2004 Obama was elected to the Illinois Senate in 1996. Obama was reelected to the Illinois Senate in 1998,

and again in 2002. In 2000, he lost a Democratic primary run for the U.S.

House of Representatives. In 2004 general election campaign for U.S. Senate,

police representatives credited Obama for his active engagement with police organizations in enacting death penalty reforms.

Obama resigned from the Illinois Senate in November 2004 following his election to the US Senate.

U.S. Senator, from 2005

Obama was sworn in as a senator on January 4, 2005. Obama was the fifth African-American Senator in U.S.

history. He is the only Senate member of the Congressional

Black Caucus. The National Journal ranked him as the "most liberal"

senator based on an assessment of selected votes during 2007.

In 2005 he was ranked sixteenth, and in 2006 he was ranked tenth. In 2008, he was ranked by Congress.org as the eleventh most powerful Senator.

2008 Presidential Campaign

On June 3, 2008 gained the primary election and became the Democratic candidate for Presidency.

Obama invited Senator Biden as his vice president candidate.

2008 Presidential Campaign

2008 Presidential Campaign

Senator Obama vs. Senator McCain

2008 Presidential Campaign

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Obama 365:162 McCain

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Obama and Biden

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The First Family

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The First Family

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The First Family

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The First Couple and the Second Couple

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The First Couple and the Second Couple

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The First Lady: Mitchell Obama

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Obama and Mitchell

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Obama and Mitchell

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Obama and Mitchell

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Two daughters:Malia Ann (b. 1998); Sasha (b. 2001)

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Two daughters:Malia Ann (b. 1998); Sasha (b. 2001)

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Obama’s presidential acceptance speech (1)Obama’s presidential acceptance speech (2)

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McCain’s Concession Speech

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Political Positions of Obama

Was an early opponent of the Bush administration’s policies on Iraq.

Called for a “phased redeployment of U.S. troops from Iraq” and an opening of diplomatic dialogue with Syria and Iran.

Called for an outward looking post-Iraq War foreign policy and the renewal of American military, diplomatic, and moral leadership in the world. Saying “we can neither retreat from the world nor try to bully it into submission,” he called on Americans to “lead the world, by deed and by example.”

Stated that if elected he would enact budget cuts in the range of tens of billions of dollars, stop investing in “unproven” missile defense systems, not “weaponize” space, “slow development of Future Combat Systems,” and work towards eliminating all nuclear weapons.

Political Positions of Obama

Defended the New Deal social welfare policies of Franklin D. Roosevelt and opposed Republican proposals to establish private accounts for Social Security.

Said he supports universal health care in the United States. Promised to reward teachers for performance from traditional merit pay

systems, assuring unions that changes would be pursued through the collective bargaining process.

Planned to eliminate taxes for senior citizens with incomes of less than $50,000 a year, repeal income tax cuts for those making over $250,000 as well as the capital gains and dividends tax cut, close corporate tax loopholes, lift the income cap on Social Security taxes, restrict offshore tax havens, and simplify filing of income tax returns by pre-filling wage and bank information.

Proposed a cap and trade auction system to restrict carbon emissions and a ten year program of investments in new energy sources to reduce U.S. dependence on imported oil.

Proposed that all pollution credits must be auctioned, with no grandfathering of credits for oil and gas companies, and the spending of the revenue obtained on energy development and economic transition costs.

The United States is watching…The world is watching …