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Barack Obama: The early years
At their home in Jakarta, Ann Dunham poses in this undated photo with her second husband, Lolo Soetoro, their daughter, Maya, and Barack Obama. (Photo courtesy of Barack Obama)
Camp Obama
President-elect Barack Obama and his family greet the crowd on stage at his victory rally in Chicago on Nov. 4 (Photo credit should read Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
On the campaign trail
Barack Obama supporters gather in Chicago at Grant Park during election night on Nov. 4. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
2008 presidential race: Obama vs. McCain
Charles Edwards, 95, (center) shakes hands with Sen. Barack Obama after presenting Obama with a handmade walking stick during a town hall meeting at Virginia High School in Bristol, Va. (Getty photo by Chip Somodevilla)
Camp McCain
GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain concedes victory on stage with his wife Cindy during an election night rally in Phoenix on Nov. 4. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Life as president-elect
President George W. Bush and president-elect Barack Obama meet in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. Obama, gearing up for his historic January 20 swearing-in, held his first face-to-face talk with Bush. (White House photo by Eric Draper)
Obama tours oval office
Presidents' children through the years
The Obama brand sells
The name Obama and the president-elect's face can be found on all sorts of merchandise. It's a brand with cache. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

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The Obama Administration
Rahm's revolution
With stints in the Clinton administration and the House, Rahm Emanuel is seen by many insiders as uniquely qualified to serve as Barack Obama's chief of staff. Read about Emanuel accepting the job (Tribune photo by Phil Velasquez)
Life as president-elect
Election 2008: World headlines
The Evening Standard newspaper is pictured in front of Big Ben in London. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
First Pets
Nancy Reagan cradles their King Charles spaniel named Rex, as she and President Ronald Reagan stroll along the White House South lawn in 1986. (White House photo)
Election 2008: Around the world
Guests of a US election party at the 'Wahlkreis' bar in Berlin watch election reports. Americans abroad gathered all over the world to observe their historic election, with front-running Democrat Barack Obama defeating Republican John McCain. (Photo by BARBARA SAX/AFP/Getty Images)
Michelle Obama: Politics of fashion
Obama supporters gather in Chicago
Barack Obama supporters react as they watch updated results from the presidential election at Grant Park, Chicago. (Tribune photo by Kuni Takahashi)