Photos of Barack Obama, Senator and Presidential Hopeful http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/galleries/070208/obamacareer/index.html The Political Career of Barack Obama as told by the Washington Post. This slideshow provides background about Barack Obama from his childhood to present day. Barack Obama is currently Senator of Illinois and is a top contender for President in 2008. Please visit the link above to find out how you may use these images. You may need to pay for use of the images or abide by certain licensing restrictions. 2008 election, 2008 presidential election, african american, african americans, barack, barack obama, democrat, election, illinois, illinois senator, man, men, obama, people, person, political, political debate, politics, presidential, presidential election, senator, senator barack obama, slideshow