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Sen. Barack Obama Tours Africa
WorldPress.org, September 11, 2006 by Roland Bankole Marke
While growing up in Hawaii, Sen. Barack Obama, the Illinois freshman on the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa, was referred to as the kid with the funny name. He often jokes that people always get his name wrong, calling him "Alabama" or "Yo Mama." Supporters believe that one day no one will make that mistake. He is the only black in the U.S. Senate and the fifth African American senator in the country's history.
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