Sen. Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record) of Illinois is among nearly a dozen candidates for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. Some trivia: _He attended the same high school as America Online founder Steve Case, who is three years his senior. _While a student at Harvard Law School, he applied to appear in a black pride pinup calendar. He was rejected by an all-female committee. _His middle name is Hussein, same as his father. _He delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in 2004 while still only a candidate for Senate.