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Though Obama Had to Leave to Find Himself, It Is Hawaii That Made His Rise Possible.

 

Published 8/23/2008 by Post at Wash Post Elections

On weekday mornings as a teenager, Barry Obama left his grandparents' apartment on the 10th floor of the 12-story high-rise at 1617 S. Beretania, a mile and a half above Waikiki Beach, and walked up Punahou Street in the shadows of capacious banyan trees and date palms. Before crossing the overpass... (link)

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