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== Criticism and controversy ==

== Criticism and controversy ==

Obama falsely claimed that he was a constitutional law professor when in actuality he only held the title of "Senior Lecturer."  <ref>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/03/30/politics/p132303D74.DTL&type=politics</ref><ref>http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4238307</ref>

Obama claimed that he was a constitutional law professor at the [[University of Chicago]] when in actuality he held the title of "Senior Lecturer."  <ref>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/03/30/politics/p132303D74.DTL&type=politics</ref><ref>http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4238307</ref>. The [[University of Chicago]] released a press release stating that he served as a [[professor]] from 1992 to 2004, when he was elected in the [[Senate]]. In a prime example of [[academic]] [[bearucracy]], The University also claimed that the title Senior Lecturer distinguishes him from regular Lecturers, which are also regarded as professors. Neither Lecturers nor Senior Lecturers are full-time or on the [[tenure]] clock.<ref>http://www.law.uchicago.edu/media/index.html</ref>

Obama states that he consistently opposed the [[Iraq War]] since 2002, a claim and position that former President [[Bill Clinton]] criticized as "the biggest fairy tale I've ever seen."<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN1131516320080111</ref>

Obama states that he consistently opposed the [[Iraq War]] since 2002, a claim and position that former President [[Bill Clinton]] criticized as "the biggest fairy tale I've ever seen."<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN1131516320080111</ref>