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.

Hate America; Hate Amar Too?

"Bush Fire: Is India Falling Into a Foreign Policy Trap?"???This is Amar Bakshi from The Washington Post,??? I introduce myself. ???Daniel Pearl was Mossad. You must be CIA,??? comes the response. Then I???m told to go upstairs. It???s an eerie telecom greeting from Pala Koya, a self-proclaimed enemy of America who heads a hardcore Islamist outfit in Calicut, Kerala. But on the top floor I meet an old man who offers me masala chai. We drink and exchange pleasantries before he gleefully prophesies America???s demise. Lately, I???ve spoken to a number of people who condone the killing of average Americans and say they celebrate 9-11 anniversaries with sweets. It???s disturbing talk, especially when they're so forthcoming with it to my face, as an American visiting them on their turf. But I???m not sure they mean it???...

washingtonpost.com Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:11:06 EDT

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2007/07/31/BL2007073100915.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns
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