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US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and his vice presidential running mate Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) take the stage after Biden was introduced at a campaign event at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois August 23, 2008. REUTERS/John Gredd (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)
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US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama's vice presidential running mate Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) speaks from a podium at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois, August 23, 2008. REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)
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US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (R) listens as his vice presidential running mate Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) speaks at a campaign event at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois August 23, 2008. REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)
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US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) waves with his vice presidential running mate Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois, August 23, 2008. REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)
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DENVER - AUGUST 23: Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and Vice-Presidential candidiate Sen. Joe Biden are seen on a monitor of CNN from the floor of Denver's Pepsi Center August 23, 2008 in Denver, Colorado. Sen. Biden was announced this morning as Sen. Obama's running mate. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Joe Biden;Barack Obama
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SPRINGFIELD, IL - AUGUST 23: Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) and Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) greet people gathered on the lawn of the Old State Capital August 23, 2008 in Springfield, Illinois. The Obama campaign confirmed this morning Biden had been selected as Obama's running mate. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Joe Biden;Barack Obama
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US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (L) and his vice presidential running mate Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) take the stage at a campaign event at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois August 23, 2008. REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)
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US Democratic vice presidential running mate Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) (L) appears with US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) at a campaign event at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois, August 23, 2008. REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)
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US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) greets his vice presidential running mate Senator Joe Biden (D-DE), after Biden was introduced at a campaign event at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois August 23, 2008. REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., and his vice presidential running mate Sen. Joe Biden D-Del., appear together at a campaign stop Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Meet Barack Obama
Party: Democrat
Residence: Chicago, Ill.
Political Experience: Ill. Senate, 1996-2004; U.S. Senate, 2004-present
(Prev.) Occupation: Attorney, Lecturer
Marital Status: Married (Michelle)
Education: BA Columbia University, 1983; JD Harvard University, 1991
Birthdate: 8/4/1961
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii
Religion: United Church of Christ
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