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Line 5: − After high school, Obama moved to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], where he studied at [[Occidental College]] for two years.<ref>{{cite news | title=Oxy Remembers "Barry" Obama '83 | date=[[January 29]] [[2007]] | url=http://www.oxy.edu/x2526.xml | work =Occidental College | accessdate=2008-01-04}} See also: {{cite news | first=Larry | last=Gordon | title=Occidental Recalls 'Barry' Obama | format=paid archive | date=[[January 29]] [[2007]] | url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/1204378961.html?dids=1204378961:1204378961&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+29%2C+2007&author=Larry+Gordon&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&edition=&startpage=B.1 | work=Los Angeles Times | accessdate=2008-01-04}}</ref> He then transferred to [[Columbia College of Columbia University|Columbia University]] in [[New York City]], where he majored in [[political science]] with a specialization in [[international relations]].<ref name='CCTJan05'>{{cite news | first=Shira | last=Boss-Bicak | title=Barack Obama ’83: Is He the New Face of The Democratic Party? | date=January 2005 | url=http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/jan05/cover.php | work=Columbia College Today|accessdate=2008-01-04}}</ref> Obama received his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] degree in 1983, then worked at [[Business International Corporation]] and [[New York Public Interest Research Group|NYPIRG]] before moving to [[Chicago]] to take a job as a [[community organizing| community organizer]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Janny | last=Scott | title=Obama's Account of New York Years Often Differs from What Others Say | date=[[October 30]] [[2007]] | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/us/politics/30obama.html | work=New York Times | accessdate=2008-01-04}} See also: Obama (1995), pp. 135–139.</ref> As Director of the Developing Communities Project, he worked with low-income residents in Chicago's [[Roseland, Chicago|Roseland]] community and the [[Altgeld Gardens, Chicago|Altgeld Gardens]] public housing development.<ref>{{cite news | first=Bob | last=Secter | coauthors=John McCormick | title=Portrait of a Pragmatist | date=[[March 30]] [[2007]] | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0703300121mar30,1,282774.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed | work=Chicago Tribune | accessdate=2008-01-04}} See also: {{cite news | first=Ryan | last=Lizza | title=The Agitator: Barack Obama's Unlikely Political Education | format=alternate link | date=[[March 19]] [[2007]] | url=http://www.pickensdemocrats.org/info/TheAgitator_070319.htm | work =New Republic | accessdate=2008-01-04}}</ref> He entered [[Harvard Law School]] in 1988.<ref>{{cite news | first=Michael | last=Levenson | coauthors= Jonathan Saltzman | title=At Harvard Law, a Unifying Voice | date=[[January 28]] [[2007]] | url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/01/28/at_harvard_law_a_unifying_voice/?page=full | work=Boston Globe | accessdate=2008-01-04}} See also: {{cite news | first=John | last=Heilemann | title=When They Were Young | date=[[October 22]] [[2007]] | url=http://nymag.com/news/features/39321/ | work=New York Magazine | accessdate=2008-01-04}}</ref> In 1990, ''The New York Times'' reported his election as the ''[[Harvard Law Review]]'s'' "first black president in its 104-year history".<ref>{{cite news | first=Fox | last=Butterfield | title=First Black Elected to Head Harvard's Law Review | date=[[February 6]] [[1990]] | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE2DC1631F935A35751C0A966958260&n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FPeople%2FO%2FObama%2C%20Barack | work=New York Times | accessdate=2008-01-04}} See also: {{cite news | first=Jodi | last=Kantor | title=In Law School, Obama Found Political Voice | date=[[January 28]] [[2007]] | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/us/politics/28obama.html | work=New York Times | accessdate=2008-01-04}}</ref> He completed his [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] degree ''[[Latin honors|magna cum laude]]'' in 1991.<ref name=CV>{{cite news | url=http://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/obama/cv.html | title=Curriculum Vitae | work=University of Chicago Law School | accessdate=2008-01-04}}</ref> On returning to Chicago, Obama directed a [[voter registration drive]].<ref name=CV /> As an associate [[lawyer|attorney]] with Miner, Barnhill & Galland from 1993 to 1996, he represented community organizers, [[employment discrimination law in the United States|discrimination]] claims, and [[Voting Rights Act|voting rights]] cases.<ref>{{cite news | title=Law Graduate Obama Got His Start in Civil Rights Practice | date=[[February 19]] [[2007]] | publisher=International Herald Tribune | url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/20/america/NA-POL-US-Obama-Attorney-at-Law.php | work=Associated Press | accessdate=2008-01-04}}</ref> He was a lecturer of [[constitutional law]] at the [[University of Chicago]] [[University of Chicago Law School|Law School]] from 1993 until his election to the U.S. Senate in 2004.<ref>{{cite news | first=Abdon M | last=Pallasch | title=Professor Obama was a Listener, Students Say | date=[[February 12]] [[2007]] | url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/253391,CST-NWS-prof12.article | work=Chicago Sun-Times | accessdate=2008-01-04}}</ref>+ + + Line 12:
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==Early Life and Education==
==Early Life and Education==
Senator Obama was born in Honolulu, [[Hawaii]] to Barack Obama, Sr. and Ann Dunham in 1961. In 1967 he moved to Jakarta, [[Indonesia]] with his mother and new stepfather. He attended an Indonesian Public School followed by a [[Catholic]] school until he returned with his mother to Hawaii. There he attended the Punahou School, a private preparatory school until 1979, the year of his graduation.<br /><br />
Senator Obama was born in Honolulu, [[Hawaii]] to Barack Obama, Sr. and Ann Dunham in 1961. In 1967 he moved to Jakarta, [[Indonesia]] with his mother and new stepfather. He attended an Indonesian Public School followed by a [[Catholic]] school until he returned with his mother to Hawaii. There he attended the Punahou School, a private preparatory school until 1979, the year of his graduation.<br /><br />
Obama continued his education at Occidental College in Los Angeles, [[California]] before graduating with his Bachelor of Arts from [[Columbia University]] in New York, [[New York]]. After working as a community organizer in New York City and Chicago, Illinois, Obama enrolled at [[Harvard]] Law School. He was elected the first African American president of the [[liberal]] ''Harvard Law Review'', which has a [[quota]] system for accepting African Americans, and graduated ''magna cum laude'' with his J.D. in 1992.
==Legal Career==
==Legal Career==
==Senate Career==
==Senate Career==
Obama was elected to the Illinois State Senate for the first time in 1996 and served there for the next eight years. Following a failed campaign for the House of Representatives, Obama ran for the open Senate seat from Illinois in 2004. Obama rose to national prominence following his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. He defeated his opponent, Alan Keyes, and was elected to the 109th Congress.
Obama was elected to the Illinois State Senate for the first time in 1996 and served there for the next eight years. Following a failed campaign for the House of Representatives, Obama ran for the open Senate seat from Illinois in 2004. Obama rose to national prominence following his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. He defeated his opponent, Alan Keyes, and was elected to the 109th Congress.
His voting record places him as the tenth-most [[liberal]] member of the U. S. Senate. His composite liberal rating was 86 percent, just seven points behind [[Ted Kennedy]]. Among fellow Senate Democrats, he was further left than liberals like [[John Kerry]], [[Dianne Feinstein]], [[Charles Schumer]], [[Russ Feingold]], [[Carl Levin]], [[Joseph Biden]] and [[Harry Reid]].[http://nationaljournal.com/voteratings/sen/lib_cons.htm?o1=lib_composite&o2=desc]
His voting record places him as the tenth-most [[liberal]] member of the U. S. Senate. His composite liberal rating was 86 percent, just seven points behind [[Ted Kennedy]]. Among fellow Senate Democrats, he was further left than liberals like [[John Kerry]], [[Dianne Feinstein]], [[Charles Schumer]], [[Russ Feingold]], [[Carl Levin]], [[Joseph Biden]] and [[Harry Reid]].[http://nationaljournal.com/voteratings/sen/lib_cons.htm?o1=lib_composite&o2=desc]