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reverted censorship of article explaining significance of middle name; also reverted misleading statement about presidents using middle names for oath (Reagan, the standard, did not)
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'''Barack Hussein Obama II'''  
 
'''Barack Hussein Obama II'''  
 
(allegedly born in Honolulu,<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=82033]</ref><ref>[http://www.factcheck.org/UploadedFiles/birth_certificate_5.jpg Large, high-resolution picture of his birth certificate]</ref><ref>[http://www.kitv.com/politics/17860890/detail.html?rss=hon&psp=news KITV Honolulu report]</ref> August 4, 1961)  
 
(allegedly born in Honolulu,<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=82033]</ref><ref>[http://www.factcheck.org/UploadedFiles/birth_certificate_5.jpg Large, high-resolution picture of his birth certificate]</ref><ref>[http://www.kitv.com/politics/17860890/detail.html?rss=hon&psp=news KITV Honolulu report]</ref> August 4, 1961)  
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served as a first-term [[Democratic party|Democratic]] [[Senator]] from [[Illinois]] (2004-2008) and then, along with his running mate [[Senator Joseph Biden]], won the presidential election<ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/obama_wins_presidency/2008/11/04/147788.html?utm_medium=RSS]</ref> after twenty-three months of campaigning, raising and spending an unprecedented $650 million, most of which came from anonymous donors.  Post-election, Obama's aides surprised some by indicating that he would make an unprecedented speech within his first 100 days from a Muslim capital.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/opinion/21roy.html</ref>  Obama will use his Muslim middle name when sworn into office.<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/10/politics/main4660590.shtml?source=RSSattr=Politics_4660590</ref>  The last three presidents have also used their middle names when sworn in. <ref>[http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/498489.aspx]</ref>
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served as a first-term [[Democratic party|Democratic]] [[Senator]] from [[Illinois]] (2004-2008) and then, along with his running mate [[Senator Joseph Biden]], won the presidential election<ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/obama_wins_presidency/2008/11/04/147788.html?utm_medium=RSS]</ref> after twenty-three months of campaigning, raising and spending an unprecedented $650 million, most of which came from anonymous donors.  Post-election, Obama's aides surprised some by indicating that he would make an unprecedented speech within his first 100 days from a Muslim capital.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/opinion/21roy.html</ref>  Obama will use his Muslim middle name when sworn into office.<ref>http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ET_Cetera/Obama_to_take_oath_using_middle_name_/articleshow/3813120.cms</ref>
    
Obama has espoused the [[Socialism|socialist]] idea of "spreading the wealth,"<ref>"My attitude is that if the economy's good for folks from the bottom up, it's gonna be good for everybody. I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody." [http://www.nypost.com/seven/10152008/news/politics/obama_fires_a_robin_hood_warning_shot_133685.htm OBAMA FIRES A 'ROBIN HOOD' WARNING SHOT], N.Y. Post </ref>
 
Obama has espoused the [[Socialism|socialist]] idea of "spreading the wealth,"<ref>"My attitude is that if the economy's good for folks from the bottom up, it's gonna be good for everybody. I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody." [http://www.nypost.com/seven/10152008/news/politics/obama_fires_a_robin_hood_warning_shot_133685.htm OBAMA FIRES A 'ROBIN HOOD' WARNING SHOT], N.Y. Post </ref>
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