Barack Obama

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Barack Obama
presentation by Nicole and Laura
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The Early Years

• Barack Obamas parents met at the University of
  Hawaii. His mother was raised mostly in Kansas
  but moved to Hawaii when her parents got involved
  with WW2.
• His father who lived in Kenya as a boy moved to
  Hawaii after he got a scholarship to the
  University of Hawaii.
• Barack Obama was born in Honolulu Hawaii on
  August 4, 1961.

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Life is tough

• Shortly after Obama turned two his parents got a
  divorce. His father moved back to Kenya. Both his
  mother and father remarried and had other
  children resulting in a large number of
  half-bothers and sisters for Obama.
• After living in Jakarta for many years with his
  mother and new dad he decided to go back and live
  with his grandparents in Hawaii.

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College

• Later Barack Obama moved to New York and
  graduated from Columbia University in 1983.
• Later, Barack would go to Harvard Law School in
  order to gain a law degree.
• He would become the first African-American
  president of the Harvard Law Review.

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Obama falls in love

• Barack got married on October 18, 1992 in Chicago
  Illinois.
• He now has a family of his own which consists of
  his wife Michelle Obama and his two daughters
  Malia and Sasha

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• He served in the Illinois State Senate for eight
  years.
• In 2004, he was the third African-American to be
  elected to the US senate since Reconstruction.
• Obama is also an author who has published several
  novels. One example is his autobiography Dreams
  From My Father A Story of Race and Inheritance
  in 2004.
• He also wrote The Audacity of Hope was published
  in 2006

Occupations
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Experience??

• Although Obama has had experience in Illinois as
  well as in the US Senate many people claim he is
  too young and too inexperienced.
• One reason Obama may be inexperienced is because
  he has not served in the US military.

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Religion

• Barack is a Christian and United Church of Christ
  in Chicago Illinois.
• It is a protestant Christian denomination.

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His view of Iraq

• Problem the original goal to create a space for
  Iraq's political leaders, end Iraqs civil war,
  and to reduce violence did not prevail.
• His Plan bring troops home immediately by
  removing brigades one by one. He still wants to
  keep some troops stationed in Iraq in order to
  protect our embassy and diplomats against Al
  Qaeda.
• He states that the expenses of the War are too
  heavy for our economy to bear. He believes we as
  Americans should focus more on our enconomy.

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Its Taxin time.

• Obama wants higher taxes for EVERYONE in order to
  pay for more social programs.
• Supports extending child tax credits.
• He also supports eliminating marriage penalties
• He wants to re-examine tax benefits for the top
  one percent of the income bracket.

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More taxing

• More of Barack Obama ideas.
• To have a new 500 income tax credit for everyone
  that works and pays the payroll taxes.
• Eliminate all the income tax for seniors that
  make a yearly income under 50,000.
• Create a new program in which the IRS sends
  pre-filled tax returns to people with simple
  taxes
• Create a mortgage interest tax credit for
  homeowners that cannot take advantage of the
  existing mortgage tax deduction.

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Health Care

• Obama wants to make a national health care plan
  for all Americans including the self-employed and
  small business owners.
• He wants to allow people to buy an affordable
  plan for health coverage, similar to the members
  of Congress.
• He wants to devise lower cost by modernizing the
  U.S. Health Care System.
• NO American will be turned away from any
  insurance plan because of illness or pre-existing
  conditions.

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IMMIGRATION
The time to fix our broken immigration system is
now We need stronger enforcement on the border
and at the workplace But for reform to work, we
also must respond to what pulls people to
America Where we can reunite families, we
should. Where we can bring in more foreign-born
workers with the skills our economy needs, we
should Barack Obama, Statement on U.S. Senate
Floor, May 23, 2007

• Create borders that are more secure by adding
  personnel, more infrastructure, and also
  increasing the technology on the border.
• Improve our immigration system by increasing the
  number of legal families together and meet the
  demand for jobs that employers cannot fulfill.
• He wants to reduce incentives to enter illegally,
  by cracking down on employers who hire
  undocumented workers.
• He always believes we should work with Mexico to
  develop and promote more economic development to
  decrease illegal immigration.

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ABORTION

• Obama stated his abortion position as "Abortions
  should be legally available in accordance with
  Roe v. Wade.
• He feels that abortion should be legalized
  because he cannot determine when life begins. He
  wants that decision to be left to the mother.
  Obama stated, that he is not in favor of abortion
  personally.
• However, he feels that he cannot determine such a
  personal matter for everyone.
• He also wants to enact family planning services.
• Barack wants any abortion to be covered by health
  care.

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Same sex relationships

• Feels that same-sex relationship laws should be
  carried out by the states.
• Obama stated, I do not fee that homosexuality
  is immoral..!
• He feels and believes that civil unions are the
  fairest means for everyone.
• He is for gay rights.
• He also stated that we as a nation should strive
  to become more tolerant of other lifestyles.

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Environment

• He is very active on matters of energy and
  environment
• Obama introduced or co-signed nearly 100
  eco-related bills on issues ranging from auto
  fuel economy to lead poisoning to bio-fuels
  promotion.
• He wants to introduced or co-signed nearly 100
  eco-related bills on issues ranging from auto
  fuel economy to lead poisoning to bio-fuels
  promotion.
• He is ready to take the first steps in creating
  less green-house emissions.
• He is a cosponsor of the Global Warming
  Pollution Reduction Act and he introduced the
  Healthy Places Act to assess and support
  improvements to the built environment

He even drives a Hybrid
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Social Security
OBAMA'S VIEWS

• Stop any efforts to privatize Social Security.
• 2000 tax credit for Working Families Savings
  Accounts
• He Voted NO on establishing reserve funds
  pre-funding for Social Security in March of 2007

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Crime and Death
I believe in keeping guns out of our inner
cities, and that our leaders must say so in the
face of the gun manufacturer's lobby. But I also
believe that when a gangbanger shoots
indiscriminately into a crowd because he feels
someone disrespected him, we have a problem of
morality. Not only do we need to punish that man
for his crime, but we need to acknowledge that
there's a hole in his heart, one that government
programs alone may not be able to repair.

• Barack Obama battles legislatively against the
  death penalty because he believes alternate
  sentencing and rehabilitation could be used
  instead.
• He plans on Videotaping all capital punishment
  interrogations.
• He strongly believes that lack of enforcement
  sets the tone for more hate crimes.
• Increase state restrictions on the purchase and
  possession of firearms.
• Require manufacturers to provide child-safety
  locks with firearms.

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Education

• Barack has constructed a nationwide program to
  reconstruct crumbling school buildings
• He wants to pay teachers more money treat them
  like professionals
• Supports charter schools and private investment
  in schools.
• Free public college for any student with B or
  above average.

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Economy

• Effective federal programs are necessary to
  protect the rural economy. Barack says.
• He plans to implement a 21st century economic
  agenda to help ensure that America can compete in
  a global economy, and ensure the middle class is
  thriving and growing
• He wants to strengthen Americas workforce by
  expanding childhood education and producing more
  math and science graduates
• He also wants to strengthen and enforce
  international trade agreements by promoting
  American business abroad.
• Obama wants to fix reduce the self-employment tax
  and support small business.

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Supporters

• Oprah Winfrey, one of the powerful and successful
  women in our world today, has convinced thousands
  of men and women to cast their vote for Obama.
• I think that my value to him, my support of him,
  is probably worth more than any check.-Oprah on
  Obama
• He also is getting a lot of support from women,
  African Americans, and Independents.
• He was also supported by George Clooney.
• Obama also has gained support from major
  companies and universitiesSuch as Harvard, UCA,
  JP Morgan
• Throughout Baracks campaign, he has taken in
  around 80,456,089.

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Will he make it to the White House?

• According to USA Today Barack and Hilary are
  essentially tied for the Democratic presidential
  nomination
• Among Democrats alone, Clinton leads Obama by 5
  points, 34-29, which is very slim.
• Barack has enjoyed both a lead in the Iowa caucus
  and in New Hampshire.

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Ending Quote

• There is not a liberal America and a
  conservative America - there is the United States
  of America. There is not a black America and a
  white America and Latino America and Asian
  America - there's the United States of America.
  

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Does Obama Have Our Vote
Nicole- I feel that Barack Obama would make a
very good president. He is a well-rounded man
that connects well with people from all
backgrounds. I agree with all of his opinions on
social and economic views. Obama, I feel could
make a great difference in our nation. Laura I
do not think that I would vote for Obama because
of his views on abortion and same sex marriage.
However, I do admire his views on the environment
and his congenial personality.
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THE END!