Barack Obama Background Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii Age: 47 Religion: United Church of Christ Education: Harvard Law School, J.D., 1991, Columbia University, B.A., 1983 Candidate Website : www.barackobama.com Candidacy Status: Formally declared candidacy Feb. 10, 2007, Elected president Nov. 4, 2008. Political Experience: U.S. Senator from Illinois, 2005-present Illinois State Senator, 1997-2004 Professional Experience: Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School, 1993-2004, Attorney, Miner Barnhill & Galland, 1993-2004 Family Information: Spouse: Michelle Obama, Children: Malia Ann Obama, Sasha Obama Time Says: "It is not clear that the economy's bottomed out," he begins, understatedly. (The morning newspaper trumpets the worst unemployment spike in more than 30 years.) "And so even if we take a whole host of the right steps in terms of the economy, two years from now it may not have fully recovered." That worries him. Also Afghanistan: "We're going ...