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		cgmg on March 19, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: #deletefacebook Obama was a senator for 13 years before being elected president.

jazzyk on March 19, 2018 [–]

10 years, to be precise:

- IL Senator 1997–2004

- US Senator 2005-2008

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama

cgmg on March 19, 2018 | [–]

I stand corrected.

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