From the Baltimore Sun
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Barack Obama
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Political party: Democrat
Born: Aug. 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii
Political experience:
• U.S. senator from Illinois, 2005-present
• Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee
• Member, Senate Commitee on Veterans' Affairs
• Member, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
• Member, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
• Illinois state senator, 1997-2004
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Work experience:
• Attorney, Miner, Barnhill & Galland, 1993-2004
• Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School, 1993-2004
Education:
• Earned J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1991
• Earned B.A. from Occidental College and Columbia University in 1983
Family:
He and his wife, Michelle, were married on Oct. 18, 1992; they have two daughters -- Malia Ann and Sasha.
Web sites:
• Senate Web site
• Presidential exploratory committee Web site
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