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Subject: Re: Barack as in Barack Obama
Author: lac   (guest, 65.60.153.17)
Date: October 31, 2006 at 9:48:14 PM
Reply to: Barack as in Barack Obama by Pavlos
I realize that this is not the origin of Sen Obama's name, but Barak in Hebrew means "lightning", and appears in the Bible. I only bring this up because Barak and Barack are homonyms.

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