By Nassar AbeerBy Nassar Abeer

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Obama’s BirthObama’s Birth

• Barack Hussein Barack Hussein Obama Jr. was born Obama Jr. was born on August 4 1961 in on August 4 1961 in Honolulu Hawaii. Honolulu Hawaii.

Obama’s Childhood

• Obama was born in Honolulu to a African father and a from Kansas mother. He lived most of his early life in the U.S. From ages six to ten, he lived in, Indonesia with his mother and Indonesian stepfather.

Obama’s Education

• Obama got his degree with the help of his scholarships in international relations at Occidental college and after working as a community organizer he went to Harvard law school.

Obama's degrees

• When Barack Obama went to college at Occidental college in Los Angeles he studied political science. In 1988 he started going to Harvard University and there he earned a law degree.

One of Obama's Honorary degrees

• On June 2, 2007 the University of Massachusetts Boston awarded Obama an honorary degree for advancing and protecting the interests of the less fortunate.

Obama’s Hand In America

• Barack Obama is running for president. He is the first African- American to have a good chance to win the democratic nomination and to be the president of the U.S.A! Barack is also the state U.S. senator for Illinois.

People Obama Works With

• Barack Obama works with a lot of candidates running for president. Some of the main candidates running for president are Hillary Clinton, John McCain and Mike Huckabee .One of Obama's biggest supporters is Oprah Winfrey.

Obama’s Family

• Obama has a wife and two daughters. Obama says that the biggest blessing of his life is his family. His wife is named Michelle and his daughters are Natasha and Maile Ann.

Obama Facts I Bet You Didn’t know

• Barack means one blessed by god in Swahili.

• Obama’s parents divorced at the age of 2.

• Obama’s mom remarried and the family moved to Indonesia where he lived for 4 years.

• Many celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, Macy Gray, and Halle Berry support Barack.