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.

Monday Breakfast Bender

Welcome to July 30th! On this date 51 years ago, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a joint resolution adopting "In God We Trust" as the national motto. Until then, God had been absent from U.S. currency, though there were references on some bills to silver. And on that pious note, here is your Monday Top 5: 5) Exorcism Gone BadA routine exorcism took a tragic turn this weekend in Pheonix after officers attempts to subdue one particpant with non-lethal force ended in death. According to reports, when police arrived Ronald Marquez was strangling his 3-year-old granddaughter while her bloodied and naked 19-year-old mother was chanting "something that was religious in nature." A struggle ensued and the 49-year-old Marquez was zapped several times by stun guns before being subdued. Although one witness said that he "initially appeared normal," soon after he stopped breathing and was pronounced dead. 4) Dead Love LivesIn...

washingtonpost.com Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:11:01 EDT

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2007/07/30/BL2007073000351.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns
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