Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as the junior United States Senator from Illinois from January 2005 until he resigned after his election to the presidency in November 2008.

Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004.

Obama served three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. Following an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, he ran for United States Senate in 2004. During the campaign, several events brought him to national attention, such as his victory in the March 2004 Democratic primary election for the United States Senator from Illinois as well as his prime-time televised keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004. He won election to the U.S. Senate in November 2004.

Obama's presidential campaign began in February 2007, and after a close campaign in the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries against Hillary Clinton, he won his party's nomination. In the 2008 general election, he defeated Republican nominee John McCain and was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009. Obama is also the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Photos from the Crash Site of Malaysia Airlines MH17 In Ukraine

Another tragedy has befallen a Malaysia Airlines flight only months after the disappearance of MH370 over the Indian Ocean on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. This time, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which was flying to Malaysia from Amsterdam on July 17, 2014 was shot down in mid-air over Ukrainian airspace. The first photos from the crash site confirm the devastation of the aircraft and the deaths of the 295 passengers onboard

All Scandals Of The Kardashian Family PHOTOS/VIDEOS]

World's most controversial family "The Kardashians" is seen most frequently watched and read about. Every day without fail, at least one of them is going through a tough time, playing pranks on a sibling, debuting something and making some nasty sex tapes.

Queen Latifah's New Talk Show Airing Sept 16: Celebrated Friends, Touching Stories, One Off-Limit Topic

Hip-hop icon and celebrated movie star Queen Latifah is no stranger to daytime talk. In the late 1990s, Latifah hosted The Queen Latifah Show on daytime television. It ran from September 1999 to August 2001. Like may daytime programs, the talk show featured the then 30-year-old host interviewing celebrities and newsmakers while discussing topics of the day. Queen Latifah is coming back to daytime TV with New Talk Show opening Sept. 16.2013.

President Barack Obama Openly Criticizes Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' Reality TV Show

President Barack Obama openly criticized Kim Kardashian and her family by stating that their reality TV show, and others like it, helped create a mindset obsessed with the celebrity culture and not the traditional American dream. Kim Kardashian and her relatives have built up a reality TV empire over the last few years with "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" and their three spin-off series.

Photographer Shows How Prince William and Kate Middleton Wait For Baby Behind Palace Walls With Lookalikes

As everyone waits for the arrival of the baby destined to rule a portion the world, the British royals chose to keep Kate Middleton's pregnancy private. Aside from her public and very proper (but boring) public appearances, the public is left wanting for juicier and more intimate tidbits. Fortunately for millions of people who want a glimpse of Kate and Prince William's private lives, photographer Alison Jackson has some pretty good shots - of lookalikes!

Ramadan Kareem 2013: 10 Things to Know; Grand Mufti of Australia, Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohammad's Message [PHOTOS]

The Twitterverse is filled with Ramadan Kareem greetings on the first day of Ramadan 2013. Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohammad, the Grand Mufti of Australia, has released a statement in observance of Ramadan. "We ask Allah to make our future better than our past, and turn our situations into the better," his statement said. "Have a blessed month, and may your acts of worship be accepted by Allah." Here are 10 things to know about this Islamic month.

2013 Boston Marathon Blast: US President Obama Promises Justice to the Victims [PHOTOS]

The United States of America is now vigilant after the tragic 2013 Boston Marathon blast that reportedly killed three people and injured more than 100 people. US President Barack Obama promised the victims that the people responsible for the attack will receive “the full weight of justice” as he ordered federal agencies to help in preventing further “acts of terrorism” through increased vigilance.

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