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Robert Laurence "Bob" Barr, Jr. (born November 5, 1948) is a former federal prosecutor and a former member of the United States House of Representatives.〔 〕 He represented Georgia's 7th congressional district as a Republican from 1995 to 2003.〔 Barr attained national prominence as one of the leaders of the impeachment of President Bill Clinton.〔 Barr joined the Libertarian Party in 2006〔 〕 and served on its National Committee. He was the Libertarian Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election. ==Early life== Barr was born on November 5, 1948, in Iowa City, Iowa,〔 to Bob and Beatrice Barr.〔 〕 His father, a West Point soldier,〔 moved the family to various locations around the world while pursuing his career in civil engineering.〔 The second of six children, Bob Jr. spent his boyhood in Malaysia, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Baghdad, and finally Tehran, Iran, where he graduated from Community High School in 1966.〔〔〔 Barr returned to the United States, attending the University of Southern California and joining the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity in 1967 (where he holds the position of Grand Prytanis on the fraternity's Grand Council). During this time, Barr's mother introduced him to the work of Ayn Rand.〔〔 This fostered a new-found appreciation for conservatism and prompted Barr to join the Young Trojan Republican Club.〔〔 Barr completed his B.A., ''cum laude'', from University of Southern California in 1970.〔 Barr married his first wife while still in college.〔 They divorced in 1976.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bob Barr」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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