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What qualifications does Barack Obama have (background, experience, & training) to be president? Click Edit this page and add any facts you find. Include a link to the source and your name.

1. He graduated from Harvard Law School magna cum laude. [|The Guardian] - Mr. Steve Katz 2. He has written two books; The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (2006), Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (1995) [|NY Times Biography For Obama] - Tierney 3. Obama has 10 years in public office: 8 years in the Illonois Senate, and then two years of being a senator. [|2nd Debate] -Hannah 4. In 1982, he transferred to Columbia University where he obtained a major in political science with a specialization in international relations.[|Wikipedia]- Julian P. 5. Obama worked for four years for the Developing Communities Project in Chicago [|The Guardian] Allan 6. Obama is a member of the Veterans' Aff airs Committee and was the first african-american president of the Harvard Law Review.[|BarackObama.com] -Ashley 7. Obama became the third African American since Reconstruction to be elected to the U.S. Senate. [|Barack Obama Website] -Sabrina 8. Obama is the first african american to be nominated by an important political party. [|Wikipedia]- Luis 9.Obama worked as a community organizer and practiced as a civil rights attorney before serving three terms in the Illinois Senate.[|wikipedia] Mariangel 10. Obama is a chairman at the Senate of foreign relations committee and subcommittee on european affairs.http://www.clipmarks.com/clipmark/ Jaime 11. Obama was born in Hawaii ttp://www.yournextpresident.net/ Ella :D 12. Obama As a member of the Democratic minority in the [|109th Congress], he helped create legislation to control [|conventional weapons] and to promote greater public accountability in the use of federal funds. -Marianna D. - __ Wikipedia __ 13. He won a Grammy Award in 2006 for Best Spoken Word Recording. It was for the audio version of his book Dreams From My Fatherhttp://obama-

zone.com/interesting-facts/ 14. After college, he worked for Christian churches in Chicago, helping communities devastated when steel plants closed. http://www.barackobama.com/learn/meet_barack.php (TAMARA). 15. Obama was named one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World" by Time Magazine in the 2005-2007 list. [|Barack Obama- Biography] -Maya

16. Barack's father moved to Kenya while his mother and grandparents raised him in Hawaii. After living in Hawaii he moved to Indonesia for a few years. Later, he moved to New York. http://www.barackobama.com/learn/meet_barack.php -Sarah

17. During the 110th Congress, he helped create legislation regarding lobbying and electoral fraude, climate change, nuclear terrorism,and care for returned U.S. military personnel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama- Jenny

18. Obama will increase employment by giving tax breaks for corporations to bring jobs back to America http://www.trueobamafacts.com/ -Mela V

19. Obama worked as a consultant and instructor for the [|Gamaliel Foundation], a community organizing institute. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama -Heloisa

20. Obama 2001: Scrap the Constitution, spread the wealth http://www.againstobama.com/2008/10/obama-2001-scrap-the-constitution-spread-the-wealth/ AGAINST BARACK OBAMA --TAE

21.Ensure 10 percent of our electricity comes from renewable sources by 2012, and 25 percent by 2025. www.barackobama.com - Susie

22.Obama was born in Hawaii and spent some time in Indonesia[|www.obama-facts.info/about-obama/] -Luke

23.Obama’s website posted a statement “Barack Obama is Not and Has Never Been a Muslim.” Its a lie [|Lies and more lies] -Agnieszka

24.He went on to earn his law degree from Harvard in 1991, where he became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. http://www.barackobama.com/learn/meet_barack.php -Fabian G.

25. He also worked as a university professor, political activist, and lawyer before serving in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. http://www.obama-facts.info/ Amanda.T