BARACK OBAMA |
ABRAHAM LINCOLN |
EARLY CAREER:
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Illinois lawyer |
Illinois lawyer |
CAREER IN STATE POLITICS:
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8 years in Illinois State Senate
(1996-2004) |
8 year in Illinois State House of Representatives (1834-1842) |
CAREER IN NATIONAL POLITICS:
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2 years in U.S. Senate
(2004-2006) |
2 years in U.S. House of Representatives
(1846-1848) |
PROPELLED TO NATIONAL POLITICS BY:
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Speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention on – among other things - similarities of people in the “red” and “blue” states. |
Speech in 1860 at Cooper Union on – among other things - similarities of people in the northern and southern states |
