Barack Obama was educated at top-notch schools: Occidental College, Columbia University and Harvard Law School.

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Since he was at Occidental College as Barry Soetero when and why did he change his name?

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But he eventually pulled himself together and joined the American meritocracy, attending Occidental College, Columbia University and, later, Harvard Law School.

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