Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. (born August 4, 1961) is a U.S. Senator from Illinois. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He received international media coverage for his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, delivered while he was still an Illinois state senator.

External links

• Official sites:
• Official Senate website
• Obama's Podcast
• Congressional Biographical Directory entry
• 2004 election:
• Obama for Illinois campaign website
• 2004 Illinois Senate election results from CNN
• Campaign finance report from OpenSecrets.org, a project of the Center for Public Integrity
• Obama's 2004 Democratic National Convention keynote speech in RealVideo, RealAudio, or MP3 format.
• A free audio download is also available from the iTunes Music Store (in Advanced Audio Coding format with FairPlay digital rights management).
• 2004 Keyes/Obama debate #1 - October 12, 2004
• 2004 Keyes/Obama debate #2 - October 21, 2004
• 2004 Keyes/Obama debate #3 - October 26, 2004
• Further reading:
• In-depth look at Obama from Democracy Now!
• An article about Obama from The New Yorker
• LookSmart - Barack Obama directory category
• Leibovich, Mark. "The Senator's Humble Beginnings". Washington Post, February 24, 2005.
• Knox College - Commencement speech June 4, 2005 full transcript of Barack Obama's address