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Has a half sister that is both Canadian and Indonesian: Obama Trivia
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Barack Hussein Obama is the junior United States Senator from Illinois. According to the U.S. Senate Historical Office, he is the fifth African American Senator in U.S. history and the only African American currently serving in the U.S. Senate.
| | Wife Michelle refers to their holidays as a miniature United Nations because he has a half sister that is both Canadian and Indonesian. |
| | In February of 2007, announced he would not run any sort of negative campaign for Presidency. Was first elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996, then re-elected in 2002, and 2004 to the U.S. Senate. |
| | February 10, 2007, in Springfield, Illinois, Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the President of the United States. |
| | 2004, won the seat in the US Senate by getting 70% of the vote, beating out Alan Keyes. |
| | 2004, made a $1.9 million deal for three books. |
| | 2006, won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for the audio book edition of his book "Dreams from My Father". |
| | Was the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review. |
| | Was in the Illinois state Senate for seven years. |
| | Served on the Environment and Public Works Committee, the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and the Foreign Relations Committee. |
| | Was sworn into office on January 4, 2005. |
| | Barack's father is from Kenya (Nyanza Province) and his mother is Caucasian. |
| | Wrote a book called "The Audacity of Hope." |
| | Has two daughters named Malia and Sasha. |
| | 1979, graduated Punahou High School in Honolulu, Hawaii. |
| | 1992, married Michelle Robinson. |
| | Studied law at Harvard University for three years. |
| | Attended Columbia University. |
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