EarlylifeofBarackObamaHisparentsWhenheisatschoolObamagraduatedwithaB.A.fromColumbiain1983,thenatthestartofthefollowingyearworkedforayearattheBusinessInternationalCorporationandthenattheNewYorkPublicInterestResearchGroup.BarackObama’sepicpresidentialelectioncampaigncametoanendinManassas,Virginia,onthenightbeforepollingdayonNovember4,2008Hisgrandmotherdiedintheweekbeforeelectionday.Atearrolleddownthesenator’sfaceashepaidtributetothecornerstoneofhisfamilywhoencouragedandallowedustotakechances.PresidentObamawaselectedwith52.5percentofthepopularvote.AcrowdofnearlyaquarterofamilliongatheredinandaroundGrantParkinChicagotocelebratewiththenewfirstfamilyExternalpolicyAfterablastofHailtotheChief,MrObamadeliveredhisinauguraladdresstothenation.Hesaid:Startingtoday,wemustpickourselvesup,dustourselvesoffandbeginagaintheworkofremakingAmerica.FromtheauditoriumatCairoUniversity,MrObamacalledforanewbeginning.Hesaid:Americaisnot-andneverwillbe-atwarwithIslam.PresidentObamametservicemenandwomenattheNavalAirStationinJacksonville,Florida,ashedebatedAfghanpolicy-inoneofthemostdifficultdecisionsofhispresidency.PolicytoChinaAman’slifecontains:Thankyouforwatching!