Barack Obama

Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Barack Obama, Sr. (born in Nyanza Province, Kenya) and Ann Dunham (born in Wichita, Kansas). Barack Hussein Obama (born August 4, 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and a member of the Democratic Party.

Obama grew up in culturally diverse surroundings. He spent most of his childhood in the majority-minority U.S. state of Hawaii and lived for four years in Indonesia. Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention while still an Illinois state legislator. Since announcing his candidacy in February 2007, Obama has emphasized ending the Iraq War and implementing universal health care as campaign themes.

As a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, Obama co-sponsored the enactment of conventional weapons control and transparency legislation, and made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Obama's parents separated when he was two years old and later divorced. His father went to Harvard University to pursue Ph.D. studies, then returned to Kenya, where he died in an auto accident when the younger Obama was twenty-one years old.

Sunday, September 16, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
In Colorado, Drilling Some Holes in the Republican Base
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- The Bush administration's aggressive drive to promote oil and gas drilling on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains has sparked growing anger here among traditional Republican constituents who say that the stepped-up push for energy development is sullying some of the...
(By Karl Vick, The Washington Post)

Brave New Boomers
Area Officials Plan for a Generation That Won't Call Itself Old And Opts to Stay Put Far From Transit and Health Services
(By Annie Gowen, The Washington Post)

ANALYSIS: Accord on Iraq War Slips Further Away
(By Peter Baker and Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post)

Dueling Demonstrations
As Thousands March to Capitol to Protest Iraq Conflict, 189 Arrested; War Supporters Take on 'Vocal Minority'
(By Michelle Boorstein, V. Dion Haynes and Allison Klein, The Washington Post)

Sunbelt City in Grasp of Housing Undertow
Ripple Effect Could Be National Omen
(By Neil Irwin and David Cho, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Accord on Iraq War Slips Further Away
When Army Gen. David H. Petraeus last week proposed withdrawing more than 20,000 U.S. troops from Iraq, some congressional Democrats nodded their heads and saw it as a positive, if insufficient, step forward. Some wanted to take credit. After all, they reasoned, the drawdown, the benchmarks report,...
(By Peter Baker and Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post)

Hsu Cast Wide Net For Clinton Donors
List Included Strangers, His Own Investors
(By John Solomon and Matthew Mosk, The Washington Post)

In Colorado, Drilling Some Holes in the Republican Base
White House Push For Oil, Gas Turning A Red State Purple
(By Karl Vick, The Washington Post)

ANALYSIS: Another Entry, but Still a Jumbled GOP Race
The Top Contenders, All Seen as Flawed, Struggle for a Message
(By Dan Balz and Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post)

Nixon (Ford, Wilson, Taft, JFK, LBJ . . .) Slept Here
Before or After White House, Presidents Were Just Locals
(By Kirstin Downey, The Washington Post)

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NATION
Accord on Iraq War Slips Further Away
When Army Gen. David H. Petraeus last week proposed withdrawing more than 20,000 U.S. troops from Iraq, some congressional Democrats nodded their heads and saw it as a positive, if insufficient, step forward. Some wanted to take credit. After all, they reasoned, the drawdown, the benchmarks report,...
(By Peter Baker and Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post)

Sunbelt City in Grasp of Housing Undertow
Ripple Effect Could Be National Omen
(By Neil Irwin and David Cho, The Washington Post)

D.C. Voting-Rights Debate Nears Do-or-Die Moment
Senate to Vote Tuesday on Whether Bill Can Advance
(By Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post)

Nixon (Ford, Wilson, Taft, JFK, LBJ . . .) Slept Here
Before or After White House, Presidents Were Just Locals
(By Kirstin Downey, The Washington Post)

NATION IN BRIEF
(The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Pig Disease in China Worries the World
FOSHAN, China -- At first, it was just some of the piglets. The mother gave birth to 13, all of them stillborn. Within a few weeks, however, she and other adult pigs in neighboring stalls became feverish and died. By the end of the summer, all but a handful of the village's 300 pigs had succumbed to...
(By Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post)

Fractured Bosnia Struggles to Form Police Force for All
Serb Sector's Hunt for Wartime Fugitives Falls Short, Bringing Calls for Change
(By Jonathan Finer, The Washington Post)

A Contented Life in a Tokyo Park
For Ex-Cabbie Awaiting Pension, No Shame in Homelessness
(By Blaine Harden, The Washington Post)

ANALYSIS: Accord on Iraq War Slips Further Away
(By Peter Baker and Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post)

President Reaches Out to a Friendly Circle in New Media
(By Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Dueling Demonstrations
A march by thousands of protesters demanding an end to the Iraq war turned chaotic yesterday afternoon near the Capitol, where hundreds sprawled on the ground in a symbolic "die-in." Police arrested 189 people, including 10 who organizers said were veterans of the war.
(By Michelle Boorstein, V. Dion Haynes and Allison Klein, The Washington Post)

D.C. Voting-Rights Debate Nears Do-or-Die Moment
Senate to Vote Tuesday on Whether Bill Can Advance
(By Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post)

Brave New Boomers
Area Officials Plan for a Generation That Won't Call Itself Old And Opts to Stay Put Far From Transit and Health Services
(By Annie Gowen, The Washington Post)

On Its 200th, Cemetery Is As Curious As Its Dead
(By Darragh Johnson, The Washington Post)

Clues Surface in Death of Expert Pilot
Actions of Controller, Va. Aviator May Have Led to '06 Crash, NTSB Says
(By Del Quentin Wilber, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Sunbelt City in Grasp of Housing Undertow
FORT MYERS, Fla.-- To understand how the housing bust may ripple through the broader American economy, look beyond the countless for-sale signs that dot this middle-class city. Instead, stop by Boater's Landing, where salespeople sit idle, hoping someone will once again want to buy a boat.
(By Neil Irwin and David Cho, The Washington Post)

Spend The Income Or the Assets?
(By Martha M. Hamilton, The Washington Post)

When That Offer Means a New City
Pack Up and Move? Study the Employer And Trust Your Gut.
(By Susan Kreimer, The Washington Post)

This Year's Winner: Don't Flush Good Water After Bad
(By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post)

Brave New Boomers
Area Officials Plan for a Generation That Won't Call Itself Old And Opts to Stay Put Far From Transit and Health Services
(By Annie Gowen, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
Fast Forward's Help File
Q What is the "variable bit rate encoding" option in my music software good for?
(By Rob Pegoraro, The Washington Post)

Negotiations Continue Between GM, Union
(By Catherine Rampell, The Washington Post)

It's Indestructible. Well, Almost.
(The Washington Post)

The Grass Is Bluer on the Other Side
WAMU Ventures Into Digital Radio With Two New Free Channels and an Incentive
(By Marc Fisher, The Washington Post)

It's Still Not a Fuel Celler's Market
(By Warren Brown, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
It Took a Village to Propel Heyer
Once light-years away from a blue-chip athlete, Redskins' guard Stephon Heyer made it to the NFL with hard work and some altruistic and famous friends.
(By Les Carpenter, The Washington Post)

Taking Advantage
Though His Methods Were Illegal, Patriots' Belichick Has Done Nothing More Than Carry On a Long Tradition
(By Les Carpenter, The Washington Post)

Mids Fall Short In Overtime; QB Injures Ankles
Ball State 34, Navy 31
(By Christian Swezey, The Washington Post)

Top-Ranked Trojans Rip Nebraska
USC Runs for 313 Yards Against No. 14 Huskers: Southern Cal 49, Nebraska 31
(By Eric Prisbell, The Washington Post)

Hamlin's Intensity Emerges in Year Two
Driver Concerns Himself With Winning, Not Making Friends
(The Washington Post)

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STYLE
As TV Lists, Britannia Sails
This TV season, you can't throw a brick in the prime-time landscape without hitting a British actor.
(By Lisa de Moraes, The Washington Post)

You Can't Sit and Lie On the Couch, Right?
(By Robin Givhan, The Washington Post)

Programmers Used To Dream of Hits; Now It's the Ghost Of Autumn Present
(By Tom Shales, The Washington Post)

"This is the history of America. 'Dixie,' all of it, has got to be addressed."
Janet Reno's 'Song of America' Project Delivers The Historical Record Through a Musical One
(The Washington Post)

Talk About Your Strange Bedfellows
(The Washington Post)

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LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Live: The Emmy Awards
Post TV columnist Lisa de Moraes will discuss the Emmy Awards live as the stars come out and the winners are announced.
(Lisa de Moraes, washingtonpost.com)

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EDITORIALS
The Next Financial Crisis
OVER THE past few years, hundreds of thousands of people with weak credit histories and inadequate income were sold adjustable-rate loans to buy houses they couldn't really afford. This was, it turns out, catastrophically unwise, because now those borrowers are defaulting in massive numbers and the...
(The Washington Post)

Waiting for the EPA
A Vermont ruling on emissions standards puts the spotlight back on an overdue decision in Washington.
(The Washington Post)

When, and Whom, to Commit
In Virginia Tech's bloody wake, a rethinking of standards
(The Washington Post)

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