Key quote: "For the first few months of his career as a lawmaker, Obama navigated the unfamiliar corridors of the state Capitol like a misfit lost in a new school, sometimes complaining to colleagues that he was "getting it from all sides." "
Key quote: "On some of the most momentous days on the election calendar, Obama has defused the tension by hitting the basketball court. The tradition began the day of the Iowa caucuses in January."
Key quote: "I figured Obama would respect the stance I took in the paper, whether or not he agreed with it," said Escuder, now a public defender in Illinois."
Key quote: "Both nominees began their careers as newcomers trying to break into one-party turf, McCain in the Phoenix area and Obama on Chicago's South Side, each running as a charismatic outsider against local political veterans."
Learn about Barack Obama, the junior U. S. Senator from Illinois, as the first ever African–American presidential nominee for a U. S. major political party on August 27, 2008.
Key quote: "On the campaign trail, he has called her his “single mom.” But neither description begins to capture the unconventional life of Stanley Ann Dunham Soetoro, the parent who most shaped Mr. Obama."
Key quote: "He does not easily exult, despair or anger: to do so would be an indulgence, a distraction from his goals. Instead, they say, he separates himself from the moment and assesses."
Video of Obama's sister Maya Soetoro-Ng talking about her brother.
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