Barack Obama
Barack Obama
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.
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| TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Petraeus Backs Initial Pullout Army Gen. David H. Petraeus told Congress yesterday that the deployment of 30,000 more troops to Iraq has made enough progress that the additional combat forces can be pulled out by next summer, but he cautioned against "rushing to failure" with a larger and speedier withdrawal. (By Peter Baker and Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post) ANALYSIS: The General's Long View Could Cut Withdrawal Debate Short (By Karen DeYoung and Thomas E. Ricks, The Washington Post) The General Does Battle With . . . a Broken Mike (By Dana Milbank, The Washington Post) Clinton's Campaign To Return $850,000 Her Team Cuts Ties To a Top Fundraiser Jailed in Fraud Case (By John Solomon and Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post) Bowie Student Trapped 8 Days Details Pain, Survival Tactics (By Avis Thomas-Lester, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights
Petraeus Backs Initial Pullout Army Gen. David H. Petraeus told Congress yesterday that the deployment of 30,000 more troops to Iraq has made enough progress that the additional combat forces can be pulled out by next summer, but he cautioned against "rushing to failure" with a larger and speedier withdrawal. (By Peter Baker and Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post) Clinton's Campaign To Return $850,000 Her Team Cuts Ties To a Top Fundraiser Jailed in Fraud Case (By John Solomon and Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post) A Family Weighs Democrats' Latino Credibility (By Krissah Williams, The Washington Post) Craig Asks Court to Waive His Guilty Plea (By Paul Kane, The Washington Post) Romney Adviser Linked to Anti-Thompson Internet Site (By Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post) More Politics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NATION HOW SIGNIFICANT WOULD THE PULLBACK BE? The "five Army brigade combat teams, a Marine expeditionary unit and two Marine battalions" designated for withdrawal from Iraq by July "represent a very significant force. They are the force, in fact, that have helped us substantially in achieving some of the recent gains that our troopers have ... (The Washington Post) Warming May Be Hurting Gray Whales' Recovery (By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post) U.S. More Prepared Now but Still Faces Ongoing Threat, Officials Say (By Joby Warrick and Walter Pincus, The Washington Post) HOW MUCH HAS THE VIOLENCE DECREASED? (The Washington Post) HOW BIG ARE IRAQ'S SECURITY FORCES? (The Washington Post) More Nation
8 U.S. Soldiers in Iraq Die in Vehicle Wrecks; Another Killed in North BAGHDAD, Sept. 10 -- Nine U.S. troops were killed in Iraq, the military announced Monday, including seven who died in a vehicle accident in northwestern Baghdad. (By Megan Greenwell and Joshua Partlow, The Washington Post) Musharraf Foe Gets Just 4 Hours Back Home Former Pakistani Premier Sharif Is Returned to Exile After Standoff at Airport (By Griff Witte, The Washington Post) Teams to Take Up Issues of Palestinian Statehood Two Sides Would Prepare for U.S.-Backed Talks; Israel Cites 'Momentum to Progress' (By Scott Wilson, The Washington Post) ANALYSIS: The General's Long View Could Cut Withdrawal Debate Short (By Karen DeYoung and Thomas E. Ricks, The Washington Post) A Family Weighs Democrats' Latino Credibility (By Krissah Williams, The Washington Post) More World
Bowie Student Trapped 8 Days Details Pain, Survival Tactics As Julian McCormick recalls it, he lay in and out of consciousness for eight days and seven nights, hot, sticky and bloody with not a clue as to what day it was or how he ended up trapped in his overturned car at the bottom of a steep embankment in Prince George's County. (By Avis Thomas-Lester, The Washington Post) 2 in Md. Face Dogfighting, Drug Charges Police Seize Pit Bulls, Cocaine and Handgun (By William Wan, The Washington Post) Helping 9/11 Healing, Illinois Workers Craft Pentagon Memorial Components (By Nick Miroff, The Washington Post) Leading the Charge in Howard County Executive Rose Fast in Politics, and He's Still in a Hurry (By William Wan, The Washington Post) Board Takes Step to Raise Commercial Tax (By Bill Turque, The Washington Post) More Metro
Mortgage Mess Unleashes Chain Of Lawsuits When something goes badly on Wall Street, people wind up in court. And the subprime mortgage mess is no exception. (By Tomoeh Murakami Tse and Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post) Panel Urges More Scrutiny Over Imports Report Criticized for Lack Of a Concrete Proposal (By Renae Merle, The Washington Post) KKR Buyouts to Test the Stretched Credit Market KKR has taken the private-equity acquisitions boom to extremes. But as its biggest deal yet awaits financing, the fortunes of more than the firm are at stake. (By David Cho and Thomas Heath, The Washington Post) Helping 9/11 Healing, Illinois Workers Craft Pentagon Memorial Components (By Nick Miroff, The Washington Post) Sunrise Hires Finance Chief, Expands Board (By Zachary A. Goldfarb, The Washington Post) More Business
How Outgunned Broadcom Won a Major Cellphone Battle The price of a cellphone might soon get higher because of a strange-but-true lobbying battle that took place over the past few months. (By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, The Washington Post) The Call of Comic Books Reaches a New Level -- Cellphones (By David Twiddy, The Washington Post) More Technology
Redskins' Jansen Will Undergo Leg Surgery Right tackle Jon Jansen's season will come to a premature end for the second time in four seasons when he undgoes surgery for a fractured fibula. (By Jason La Canfora, The Washington Post) Covering Each Other's Back Terrapin Seniors Ball, Lattimore Share Carries and Friendship (By Marc Carig, The Washington Post) Bills' Everett Likely Paralyzed Chances of Full Recovery 'Dismal' (By Mark Maske and Rob Stein, The Washington Post) Ravens Drop Ball, Opener Offense Commits Six Turnovers, Four Starters Injured in Loss to the Bengals: Bengals 27, Ravens 20 (By Camille Powell, The Washington Post) MLB Puts Orioles' Gibbons on Its Chat List (The Washington Post) More Sports
Swelled Head Of the Class Kanye West is forever scratching his self-aggrandizing itch, making boasts that are outrageous even by hip-hop's hyperbolic standards. The audacious auteur's latest claim: that his new album, "Graduation," is among the 10 best hip-hop releases ever. (By J. Freedom du Lac, The Washington Post) The Reliable Source (By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts, The Washington Post) Islam's Up-to-Date Televangelist Amr Khaled Has Bridged the Religious and Secular With His Feel-Good Message (By Robin Wright, The Washington Post) A Searing Flame That Illuminates: Athol Fugard's Apartheid Drama (By Peter Marks, The Washington Post) 50 Cent's 'Curtis': A Changed Man (By Dan Charnas, The Washington Post) More Style
Pentagon Survivor Remembers 9/11 Chris Braman was working at the Pentagon on Sept. 11 when the plane hit. He pulled three people out of the rubble and led four others to safety before the damaged portion of the building collapsed, suffering radiative heat burns and later developing chemical pneumonia. Braman to discuss his experiences that day and since then, and how he views the attack now. (Chris Braman, washingtonpost.com) Freedom Rock (J. Freedom du Lac, washingtonpost.com) D.C., Maryland and Virginia Politics D.C., Maryland and Virginia Politics (Mark Plotkin, washingtonpost.com) Books: 'Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush' (Robert Draper, washingtonpost.com) Lean Plate Club Talk About Nutrition and Health (Sally Squires, washingtonpost.com) More Live Discussions
A Long View GEN. DAVID H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker testified yesterday that the surge of U.S. forces in Iraq has led to military and political progress and that ultimate success in the mission is possible. But the real bottom line of their presentation to two congressional committees was a dee... (The Washington Post) Al-Qaeda's Return The terrorists have a sanctuary once again. (The Washington Post) Left Behind in Iran Three Americans have yet to come home. (The Washington Post) More Editorials | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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