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Faith in the 2008 Election Faith in the 2008 Election
Religion played a significant role in the 2008 presidential campaign. Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin and the participants in both the Democratic and...

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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
This collection gathers together key candidate statements on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the primary and general election campaigns, discussing America's...

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Barack Obama on the Story of Israel at American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference

June 4, 2008
I first became familiar with the story of Israel when I was eleven years old. I learned of the long journey and steady determination of the Jewish people to preserve their identity through faith, family and culture. Year after year, century after century, Jews carried on their traditions, and their dream of a homeland, in the face of impossible odds.

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Barack Obama Barack Obama
Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States in January 2009, the first African-American to hold the office, and was re-elected to the presidency in November 2012. After graduating from Columbia University and Harvard Law School,...