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This may have already been discussed, so forgive me if this has been settled.  I noticed that the article says ''"Barack Hussein Obama II (birth name Barry Soetoro..."'', however the articles cited do not support the idea that "Barry Soetoro" is Obama's birth name, in fact quite the opposite.  My understanding, from reading the Newsweek article, is that "Barack" is his birth name, although he went by "Barry" when he was younger.  His father's name, as I understand it, is Barack Hussein Obama, and he was named after his father.  "Seotoro", if I remember right, was his stepfather's last name, so it is unlikely that it would have been part of Obama's birth name.  To be clear, I do realize that he spent his younger years being known as "Barry Soetoro", and I think that should be included in the article, I just don't think it was actually his birth name.  <br>

This may have already been discussed, so forgive me if this has been settled.  I noticed that the article says ''"Barack Hussein Obama II (birth name Barry Soetoro..."'', however the articles cited do not support the idea that "Barry Soetoro" is Obama's birth name, in fact quite the opposite.  My understanding, from reading the Newsweek article, is that "Barack" is his birth name, although he went by "Barry" when he was younger.  His father's name, as I understand it, is Barack Hussein Obama, and he was named after his father.  "Seotoro", if I remember right, was his stepfather's last name, so it is unlikely that it would have been part of Obama's birth name.  To be clear, I do realize that he spent his younger years being known as "Barry Soetoro", and I think that should be included in the article, I just don't think it was actually his birth name.  <br>

Please understand that I am not as knowledgeable in this kind of thing as many other contributors here, so I may have gotten it all wrong - that's why I didn't attempt to edit the article.  Please correct me if I have gotten it wrong - I won't be offended and I am curious as to the truth of the matter.  [[User:Hsmom|Hsmom]] 18:11, 1 May 2010 (EDT)

Please understand that I am not as knowledgeable in this kind of thing as many other contributors here, so I may have gotten it all wrong - that's why I didn't attempt to edit the article.  Please correct me if I have gotten it wrong - I won't be offended and I am curious as to the truth of the matter.  [[User:Hsmom|Hsmom]] 18:11, 1 May 2010 (EDT)

== Remove name repetition? ==

== Remove name repetition? ==