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Barack Obama (D)

Age: 48

Occupation: Lawyer, U.S. senator

Political experience: Obama was elected in 2004 to his first term as a U.S. senator from Illinois. He previously served as an Illinois state senator for seven years. Before entering politics, Obama worked as an attorney in Chicago.

Notable: Obama's campaign is being closely watched in Kenya, where his father grew up before attending college in Hawaii.

Website: http://www.barackobama.com/

Straight from Barack Obama

• A Big Step: Senate Votes to Begin Debate on Health Reform Bill
• Senate to Vote Tonight on Motion to Proceed to Health Reform Legislation
• The President's Weekly Address
• Now, the Senate
• Morning News
• The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
• Morning News
• An Open Letter to Rep. Gerlach: Please Reconsider Your “No” Vote on Health Insurance Reform
• A Clean Energy Future
• Morning News

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