Obama was born in 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii two year after the territory was admitted to the Union as 50th state. raised largely in Hawaii, Obama also spent one year of his childhood in Washington state and four year in Indonesia. after graduating from Columbia university in New York City in 1983, he worked as a community organizer in Chicago. In 1988 Obama enrolled in Harvard Law School, were were he was the first black president of Harvard Law Review. After graduation,he become a civil rights attorney and professor, and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. Obama represented the 13th district for three terms in the Illinois senate from 1997 to 2004. when he run for the U.S. senate. Obama received National attention in 2004 with his unexpected March primary win, his well-received July Democratic National Convention keynote address., and his landslide November election to the senate. In 2008, Obama was nominated for president a year after his campaign began and after a close primary campaign against Hillary Clinton. He was elected over Republican John McCain and was inaugurated on January 20,2009. Nine months later, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, accepting the award with the caveat that he felt there were other ''far more deserving of this honor than I.''
During his first year in office, Obama signed many landmark bills into law. The main reform were the patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and the don't Ask, Don't tell Repeal Act of 2010. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and job Creation Act of 2010 served as economic stimulus amidst the Great Recession. After a lengthy debate over the national debt limit, Obama signed the budget control and the American Taxpayer Relief Act's. In foreign policy, Obama increased U.S troop level in Afghanistan, reduced weapon with the United States-Russia New START treaty, and ended military involvement in Iraq War. He ordered military involvement in Libya in opposition to Muammar Gaddafi, and he also order the military operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden.
After winning re-election by defeating Republican opponent Mitt Romney, Obama was sworn in for a second term in 2013. During his second term, Obama promoted inclusiveness for LGBT Americans. His administration field briefs that urged the Supreme Court to strike down same-sex marriage bans as unconstitutional. Obama advocated for gun control in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and issued wide-ranging executive actions concerning climate change and immigration. In foreign policy, Obama ordered military intervention in Iraq in response to gains made by ISIL after the 2011 withdrawal from Iraq, continued the process of ending U.S combat operation in Afghanistan, promoted discussion that led to the 2015 Paris Agreement on global climate change, initiation sanctions against Russia following the invasion in Ukraine and again after Russian interference in the 2016 United State election, brokered a nuclear deal with Iran, and normalized U.S. relation with Cuba. Obama left office in January 2017with a 60% approval rating and currently resides in Washington, D.C.
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