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Article: Who is Barack Obama?(THE PRESIDENCY: SPECIAL PULLOUT SECTION)(Brief biography)(Brief article)
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- Junior Scholastic
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- February 2, 2009
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As you probably know by now, Barack Obama's election to the U.S. presidency is historic: He is the first African-American to occupy the nation's highest office. He is biracial, as are a growing number of Americans. What else would you like to know about President Obama? Here is a brief introduction.
WHEN AND WHERE WAS HE BORN? Barack Hussein Obama Jr. was born August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
WHO WERE HIS PARENTS? Barack Obama Sr., from Kenya, and Ann Dunham, who was born in Kansas and grew up in Hawaii. They met while students at the University of Hawaii.
WHERE DID HE GO TO SCHOOL? At age 6, Barack moved ...