BarackHusseinObama,bornonAugust4,1961,isthejuniorUnitedStatesSenatorfromIllinoisandpresidentialnomineeoftheDemocraticPartyinthe2008UnitedStatespresidentialelection.

　　ObamaisthefirstAfrican-AmericantobenominatedbyamajorAmericanpoliticalpartyforpresidentandbecamethefirstAfrican-AmericanpresidentinAmericanhistoryonNovember4,2008.AgraduateofColumbiaUniversityandHarvardLawSchool,wherehebecamethefirstblackpersontoserveaspresidentoftheHarvardLawReview,ObamaworkedasacommunityorganizerandpracticedasacivilrightsattorneybeforeservingthreetermsintheIllinoisSenatefrom1997to2004.HetaughtconstitutionallawattheUniversityofChicagoLawSchoolfrom1992to2004.FollowinganunsuccessfulbidforaseatintheU.S.HouseofRepresentativesin2000,heannouncedhiscampaignfortheU.S.SenateinJanuary2003.AfteraprimaryvictoryinMarch2004,ObamadeliveredthekeynoteaddressattheDemocraticNationalConventioninJuly2004.HewaselectedtotheSenateinNovember2004with70percentofthevote.

　　AsamemberoftheDemocraticminorityinthe109thCongress,hehelpedcreatelegislationtocontrolconventionalweaponsandtopromotegreaterpublicaccountabilityintheuseoffederalfunds.HealsomadeofficialtripstoEasternEurope,theMiddleEast,andAfrica.Duringthe110thCongress,hehelpedcreatelegislationregardinglobbyingandelectoralfraud,climatechange,nuclearterrorism,andcareforreturnedU.S.militarypersonnel.ObamaannouncedhispresidentialcampaigninFebruary2007,andwasformallynominatedatthe2008DemocraticNationalConventionwithDelawaresenatorJoeBidenashisrunningmate.

　　OnFebruary10,2007,ObamaannouncedhiscandidacyforPresidentoftheUnitedStatesinfrontoftheOldStateCapitolbuildinginSpringfield,Illinois.Throughoutthecampaign,ObamahasemphasizedtheissuesofrapidlyendingtheIraqWar,increasingenergyindependence,andprovidinguniversalhealthcare.Andhepromised“change”inthecampaigncourse.

　　BarackObamaswepttovictoryasthenation'sfirstblackpresidentTuesdaynightinanelectoralcollegelandslidethatovercameracialbarriersasoldasAmericaitself."Changehascome,"hedeclaredtoahugethrongofcheeringsupporters.

　　TheDemocraticsenatorfromIllinoissealedhishistorictriumphbydefeatingRepublicanSen.JohnMcCaininastringofwinsinhard-foughtbattlegroundstates—Ohio,Florida,Virginia,Iowaandmore.

　　---------FromChinadaily

　　这是中国日报上的,我以前用过,感觉挺好的