Sunday, February 09, 2014

Your sentences about Obama

Obama, who was born in Hawaii and is the first African-American to be president, majored in political science and international relations. 

Obama, who is African-American, became the first African-American president, had a double major. 
Obama, who was born in Hawaii in 1961, moved with his family to Indonesia in 1967 and at the age of ten returned to Hawaii. 

Obama, who makes powerful speeches, taught law at the University of Chicago for twelve years and became Illinois senator in 1996. 

Obama, who supported legislation on conservation, energy, immigration and honest leadership, was elected as a U.S. senator in 2004 and made history in 2008 when he won the U.S. presidential election as the first African-American to be president. 

Obama, who is serving his second term as U.S. president, said that all army troops will come back before his term in the White House is done. 

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