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...While Obama's Muslim background and middle name, Hussein, had provided fodder for his enemies in the U.S., here in Tehran, people refer to the Democrat endearingly as Hussein Agha or Mr. Hussein (in the Shi'ite Muslim tradition, Hussein is the name of the most beloved imam, the ultimate symbol of an underdog fighting against injustice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iranians Hope Obama Lives Up to His Name | 11/6/2008 | See Source »

...when Barack Hussein Obama was a toddler and his mother's marriage was illegal in 19 states, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his most famous speech. But before he got to the part about his dream, he asked himself a rhetorical question: "When will you be satisfied...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Moment | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

...said that Bill Clinton was “Blacker than any actual Black person who could ever be elected in our children’s lifetime.” She was wrong. As state after state moved into the Democratic column last night, hope crystallized into a reality: Barack Hussein Obama will be the 44th President of the United States of America. This is a monumental step forward for our politics and our country. For 232 years, our founding fathers’ promise of liberty and equality for all has rung hollow for a large segment of the American population...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Yes We Did! | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

...Barack Hussein Obama did not win because of the color of his skin. Nor did he win in spite of it. He won because at a very dangerous moment in the life of a still young country, more people than have ever spoken before came together to try to save it. And that was a victory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Obama Rewrote the Book | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

...because Stanley had wanted a boy, they named the girl Stanley Ann. Over the next two decades, Dunham moved at least five times - always in pursuit of her husband's next adventure as a salesman. In 1960 the Dunhams moved to Honolulu, and a year later, Barack Hussein Obama Jr. was born...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Inspiration, His Grandmother, Dies at 86 | 11/3/2008 | See Source »

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