J ane : Ha ve you read toda y ’ snewspaper?

Tom: Yes. I am quite surprisedthat Obama has won the presidentelection.

Jane: Above all, he becomes the firstAfrican American to hold the office.

Tom: It seems that you know a lotabout Obama. Can you tell me moreabout him?

Jane: Of course, Obama previouslyserved as a United States Senatorfrom Illinois, from January 2005 untilhe resigned after his election to thepresidency in November 2008.

Tom: well, which university did hegraduate from?

Jane: He is a graduate of ColumbiaUniversity and Harvard Law School,and once he was the president of theHarvard Law Review.