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Read the following document and answer the questions. Good Luck !!
Barack Obama is the current Presi ent !" the #nite States !" $merica% The "!rmer Senat!r "!r I&&in!is 'as the "irst $"rican $merican t! 'in the race "!r the (hite H!use% Obama)s charisma* inte&&i+ence* an ,!'er"u& s,eeches ha-e ma e him e.treme&/ ,!,u&ar 'ith man/ $mericans% He has been -er/ success"u& thanks t! his messa+e "!r chan+e% Obama 'as b!rn in Ha'aii in 0120 t! a b&ack 3en/an "ather an 'hite $merican m!ther% His ,arents i-!rce an his m!ther marrie an In !nesian man% Barack)s "ami&/ m!-e t! In !nesia in 0124% He atten e sch!!&s in 5akarta unti& he 'as ten /ears !& * 'hen he returne t! Ha'aii% Obama ma6!re in ,!&itica& science an internati!na& re&ati!ns at C!&umbia #ni-ersit/ in Ne' 7!rk% $"ter "!ur /ears in Ne' 7!rk* Obama m!-e t! Chica+!% There* he '!rke as the irect!r !" a c!mmunit/ ,r!6ect "r!m 0189 t! 0188% He entere Har-ar La' Sch!!& an became the "irst b&ack ,resi ent !" the Har-ar La' :e-ie'% Obama tau+ht &a' at the #ni-ersit/ !" Chica+! La' Sch!!& "!r t'e&-e /ears% He became an I&&in!is Senat!r in 0112% Obama 'as e&ecte t! the #%S% Senate in ;<<=% He became the "i"th $"rican>$merican Senat!r in #%S% hist!r/% He su,,!rte &e+is&ati!n !n c!nser-ati!n* ener+/* immi+rati!n an h!nest &ea ershi,% He be+an his run "!r the ,resi enc/ in ?ebruar/ ;<<4% $"ter a c&!se cam,ai+n in the ;<<8 Dem!cratic Part/ ,resi entia& ,rimaries a+ainst Hi&&ar/ :! ham C&int!n* he '!n his ,art/@s n!minati!n* bec!min+ the "irst ma6!r ,art/ $"rican $merican can i ate "!r ,resi ent% In the ;<<8 +enera& e&ecti!n* in n!-ember* he e"eate :e,ub&ican n!minee 5!hn McCain in a -er/ har >"!u+ht cam,ai+n batt&e% Barack Obama 'as inau+urate as ,resi ent !n 5anuar/ ;<* ;<<1%

1- Put these events in chronological order :

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He m!-e t! Chica+! His ,arents i-!rce He 'as e&ecte Senate He returne t! Ha'aii t! the $merican

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#- The Presidential election /$ All these statements are true. Justify them with a sentence from the text.
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