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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Justice Dept. Probing Whether Gonzales Lied
The Justice Department's inspector general indicated yesterday that he is investigating whether departing Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales gave false or misleading testimony to Congress, including whether he lied under oath about warrantless surveillance and the firings of nine U.S. attorneys.
(By Dan Eggen Paul Kane, The Washington Post)
The 'Toll Would Have Been Less'
Panel Details Problems That Could Take Years to Fix
(By Tim Craig and Sandhya Somashekhar, The Washington Post)
Bush to Offer Proposals To Ease Mortgage Crisis
(By Neil Irwin and Dina ElBoghdady, The Washington Post)
HHS Toned Down Breast-Feeding Ads
Formula Industry Urged Softer Campaign
(By Marc Kaufman and Christopher Lee, The Washington Post)
Reid Opens Door to Pact With Antiwar Republicans
(By Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post)
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POLITICS
Music to His Ears
DES MOINES Sarah Huckabee has known her father, Mike, as many things. When she was little, he was the man whose wallet she could dig into with any sentence that began "Daddy, I need . . . ." Later, he was the man whose ascent to the Arkansas governor's office ripped her away from her friends and ...
(By Sridhar Pappu, The Washington Post)
Reid Opens Door to Pact With Antiwar Republicans
(By Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post)
Police Release Audio Of Senator's Arrest
Craig, Officer Argue Over Details of Incident
(By Paul Kane, The Washington Post)
Press Secretary May Be Ready to Leave the Circus
(By Dana Milbank, The Washington Post)
Warner to Reveal Plans Today
Va. Senator Weighs Retirement, Reelection Bid
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Justice Dept. Probing Whether Gonzales Lied
The Justice Department's inspector general indicated yesterday that he is investigating whether departing Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales gave false or misleading testimony to Congress, including whether he lied under oath about warrantless surveillance and the firings of nine U.S. attorneys.
(By Dan Eggen Paul Kane, The Washington Post)
Pentagon Challenges GAO's Report on Iraq
(By Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)
In E-Mails, Political Pressure on Ex-Surgeon General
(By Christopher Lee, The Washington Post)
NATION IN BRIEF
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Inspectors Find Decade-Old Iraqi Chemical Gas in U.N. Office
(By Colum Lynch, The Washington Post)
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WORLD
Taliban Ambushes Pakistani Convoy, Seizes 100 Troops
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 30 -- In an audacious display of force, Taliban fighters on Thursday ambushed a convoy of military vehicles in a remote tribal area and took more than 100 Pakistani troops hostage, local officials said.
(By Griff Witte and Imtiaz Ali, The Washington Post)
Soviet Stockpiles Of Chemical Arms Closer to Demise
U.S.-Funded Plant Could Open in '08
(By David E. Hoffman, The Washington Post)
The Dawn Of Their Bond
Five American Families Who Adopted Chinese Infants a Dozen Years Ago Journey Back To the Very Beginning
(By Maureen Fan, The Washington Post)
Reid Opens Door to Pact With Antiwar Republicans
(By Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post)
Inspectors Find Decade-Old Iraqi Chemical Gas in U.N. Office
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METRO
Jury Acquits Two Detectives Accused of Swaying Witnesses
A federal jury acquitted two D.C. police detectives yesterday of all charges that they had coaxed witnesses to change their stories so they could frame a man for a high-profile killing at a dance club.
(By Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post)
Fewer Travelers in Pleasant Weekend Forecast
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Immigrant Boycott's Impact Less on Sales Than on Debate
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Killer's Parents Describe Attempts Over the Years to Help Isolated Son
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Cave Dwellers
Speleological Surveyors Descend Into Unmapped Darkness For Thrill and Discovery and to Protect a Hidden Realm
(By Delphine Schrank, The Washington Post)
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BUSINESS
Bush to Offer Proposals To Ease Mortgage Crisis
The Bush administration today will propose a set of policies meant to help ease the wave of mortgage defaults, according to senior administration officials. It is the administration's first broad effort to deal with the rising number of home foreclosures, which are widely forecast to increase in the...
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ITT Awarded FAA Contract For Air-Traffic Control System
Satellite Technology to Guide Aircraft Instead of Radar
(By Del Quentin Wilber, The Washington Post)
On the Internet, A Tangled Web Of Classified Ads
With So Many Sites, Sifting Is Difficult
(By Sam Diaz, The Washington Post)
HHS Toned Down Breast-Feeding Ads
Formula Industry Urged Softer Campaign
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Forestalling Foreclosures
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Security Fix Live
Security Fix blogger Brian Krebs answers your questions about the latest computer security threats and offers ways to protect yourself and your personal information.
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On the Internet, A Tangled Web Of Classified Ads
With So Many Sites, Sifting Is Difficult
(By Sam Diaz, The Washington Post)
Continued Oversight of Microsoft Urged
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Redskins Emerge Safe and Sound
The Redskins dominate the first half and score two touchdowns, but they fade in the second half, allowing the Jaguars to score three touchdowns for a 31-14 win Thursday night.
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U.S. Clinches Top Spot in Semifinals
United States 91, Argentina 76
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"A theme of Obama's keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and the title of his 2006 book, The Audacity of Hope, was inspired by his pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
" The book describes his struggles as a young adult to reconcile social perceptions of his multiracial heritage.
Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Barack Obama, Sr. (born in Nyanza Province, Kenya) and Ann Dunham (born in Wichita, Kansas).
"Writing about Obama's political image in a March 2007 Washington Post opinion column, Eugene Robinson characterized him as "the personification of both-and," a messenger who rejects "either-or" political choices, and could "move the nation beyond the culture wars" of the 1960s.
We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.
His first bill was the "Higher Education Opportunity through Pell Grant Expansion Act.
Obama sponsored 152 bills and resolutions brought before the 109th Congress in 2005 and 2006, and cosponsored another 427.
" In December 2006, Obama joined Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) at the "Global Summit on AIDS and the Church" organized by church leaders Kay and Rick Warren.
The first, Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, was published after his graduation from law school and before entering politics.
In a nationally televised speech at the University of Nairobi, he spoke forcefully on the influence of ethnic rivalries and corruption in Kenya.
Obama sponsored 152 bills and resolutions brought before the 109th Congress in 2005 and 2006, and cosponsored another 427.
In a June 2006 podcast, Obama expressed support for telecommunications legislation to protect network neutrality on the Internet, saying: "It is because the Internet is a neutral platform that I can put out this podcast and transmit it over the Internet without having to go through any corporate media middleman.
"He was an early opponent of Bush administration policies on Iraq.
You want a fight, President Bush? Let's finish the fight with Bin Laden and al-Qaeda, through effective, coordinated intelligence, and a shutting down of the financial networks that support terrorism, and a homeland security program that involves more than color-coded warnings.
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.
Ayad Allawi, the former interim prime minister of Iraq, hinted in a television interview last weekend at one of the war's least understood turning points: America's decision not to challenge Iranian intervention in Iraq's January 2005 elections.
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"Obama has authored two bestselling books.
Obama later added three amendments to S. 2611, the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act," sponsored by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA).
He then returned to Honolulu to live with his maternal grandparents while attending Punahou School from 5th grade until his graduation in 1979.
In the fall of 2002, during an anti-war rally at Chicago's Federal Plaza, Obama said: I know that an invasion of Iraq without a clear rationale and without strong international support will only fan the flames of the Middle East, and encourage the worst, rather than best, impulses of the Arab world, and strengthen the recruitment arm of al-Qaeda.
Obama said, "The time has come for universal health care in America Z...Z I am absolutely determined that by the end of the first term of the next president, we should have universal health care in this country.
He was also criticized by a rival pro-choice candidate in the Democratic primary and by his Republican pro-life opponent in the general election for having voted either "present" or "no" on anti-abortion legislation.
In Ukraine, they toured a disease control and prevention facility and witnessed the signing of a bilateral pact to secure biological pathogens and combat risks of infectious disease outbreaks from natural causes or bioterrorism.
Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Barack Obama, Sr. (born in Nyanza Province, Kenya) and Ann Dunham (born in Wichita, Kansas).
The New York Times described Obama as "the prize catch of the midterm campaign" because of his campaigning for fellow Democratic Party members running for election in the 2006 midterm elections.
But the big telephone and cable companies want to change the Internet as we know it.
In Chapter 6 of the book, titled "Faith," Obama writes that he "was not raised in a religious household.
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.
On Saturday, one day after Alberto Gonzales submitted his resignation as attorney general and two days before it was made public, White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten was on the phone feeling out who might be available as a replacement. That Bolten had a short list in hand indicates that even if George W. Bush was ready to ride out his presidency with his dear friend at the Justice Department, senior aides were eager to stanch the political bleeding.
Robert D. Novak Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT
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However, Ryan withdrew from the race in June 2004, following public disclosure of child custody divorce records containing sexual allegations by Ryan's ex-wife, actress Jeri Ryan.
In January 2006, Obama joined a Congressional delegation for meetings with U.S. military in Kuwait and Iraq.
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.
Obama's own self-narrative reinforces what a May 2004 New Yorker magazine article described as his "everyman" image.
Ehrenstein says these films are popular because they offer U.S. audiences a comfort for "white guilt.
After graduating from Columbia University and Harvard Law School, Obama worked as a community organizer, university lecturer, and civil rights lawyer before entering politics.
Agreeing with Obama's own assessment that "people project their hopes on him," Noonan attributed some of Obama's popularity to "a certain unknowability."
Through the fall of 2006, Obama had spoken at political events across the country in support of Democratic candidates for the midterm elections.
In 1990, The New York Times reported his election as the Harvard Law Review's "first black president in its 104-year history.
We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the Red States.
In January 2006, Obama joined a Congressional delegation for meetings with U.S. military in Kuwait and Iraq.
Obama's energy initiatives scored pluses and minuses with environmentalists, who welcomed his sponsorship with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) of a climate change bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by two-thirds by 2050, but were skeptical of Obama's support for a bill promoting liquefied coal production.
Obama also met with a group of Palestinian students two weeks before Hamas won the January 2006 Palestinian legislative election.
In a public gesture aimed to encourage more Kenyans to undergo voluntary HIV testing, Obama and his wife took HIV tests at a Kenyan clinic.
President Bush signs the "Coburn-Obama" Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006.
But I've got news for them too.
Obama has encouraged Democrats to reach out to evangelicals and other religious people, saying, "if we truly hope to speak to people where they’re at—to communicate our hopes and values in a way that’s relevant to their own—we cannot abandon the field of religious discourse.
The bill did not progress beyond committee and was never voted on by the Senate.
"The announcement followed months of speculation on whether Obama would run in 2008.
Enthusiastic crowds greeted Obama's public appearances.
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.
The forced resignation two weeks ago, under pressure from President �lvaro Uribe, of three prominent officers accused of drug trafficking is not likely to end the shakeup in Colombia's army and navy. More heads will roll in a long-overdue purge of corruption in the military. The credit has to go to the left-wing members of Congress who have taken over the Colombian account on Capitol Hill since the Democratic victory in the 2006 elections.
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In January 2006, Obama joined a Congressional delegation for meetings with U.S. military in Kuwait and Iraq.
Obama was sworn in as a Senator on January 4, 2005.
He served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004, launching his campaign for U.S. Senate in 2003.
Obama was sworn in as a Senator on January 4, 2005.
And they want that choice.
His opponent in the general election was expected to be Republican primary winner Jack Ryan.
Hillary Clinton (D-NY) who placed first with 28% of the responses.
After the visits, Obama traveled to Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian territories.
We've got it all.
His first bill was the "Higher Education Opportunity through Pell Grant Expansion Act.
"Lugar-Obama" expands the Nunn-Lugar cooperative threat reduction concept to conventional weapons, including shoulder-fired missiles and anti-personnel mines.
He spent most of his childhood in the majority-minority U.S. state of Hawaii and lived for four years in Indonesia.
Speculation intensified in October 2006 when Obama first said he had "thought about the possibility" of running for president, departing from earlier statements that he intended to serve out his six-year Senate term through 2010.
A long-time resident of Maryland, Keyes established legal residency in Illinois with the nomination.
An October 2005 article in the British journal New Statesman listed Obama as one of "10 people who could change the world.
Obama took an active role in the Senate's drive for improved border security and immigration reform.
He has authored two bestselling books: a memoir of his youth entitled Dreams from My Father, and The Audacity of Hope, a personal commentary on U.S. politics.
Following Obama's statement, opinion polling organizations added his name to surveyed lists of Democratic candidates.
We coach Little League in the Blue States and yes, we got some gay friends in the Red States.
The trip focused on strategies to control the world's supply of conventional weapons, biological weapons, and weapons of mass destruction, as a strategic first defense against the threat of future terrorist attacks.
After the visits, Obama traveled to Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian territories.
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
Va. Tech Criticized In Massacre Probe
The panel appointed by the governor to investigate the massacre at Virginia Tech is critical of the university's response to the shootings and its treatment of Seung Hui Cho, concluding that lives could have been saved if officials had issued an alert sooner that a gunman was on campus.
(By Sari Horwitz and Tim Craig, The Washington Post)
Report Finds Little Progress On Iraq Goals
GAO Draft at Odds With White House
(By Karen DeYoung and Thomas E. Ricks, The Washington Post)
Va. Republican Bill Would Bar Illegal Immigrants From College
(By Tim Craig, The Washington Post)
Terrorism Policies Split Democrats
Anger Mounts Within Party Over Inaction on Bush Tactics
(By Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post)
GOP Leaders Strip Craig Of Committee Assignments
(By Karl Vick and Paul Kane, The Washington Post)
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POLITICS
Terrorism Policies Split Democrats
A growing clamor among rank-and-file Democrats to halt President Bush's most controversial tactics in the fight against terrorism has exposed deep divisions within the party, with many Democrats angry that they cannot defeat even a weakened president on issues that they believe should be front and...
(By Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post)
GOP Leaders Strip Craig Of Committee Assignments
(By Karl Vick and Paul Kane, The Washington Post)
The Reigning Mayor's Running Denial
(By Dana Milbank, The Washington Post)
Planned Crackdown on Immigrants Denounced
(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)
Report Finds Little Progress On Iraq Goals
GAO Draft at Odds With White House
(By Karen DeYoung and Thomas E. Ricks, The Washington Post)
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NATION
Report Finds Little Progress On Iraq Goals
Iraq has failed to meet all but three of 18 congressionally mandated benchmarks for political and military progress, according to a draft of a Government Accountability Office report. The document questions whether some aspects of a more positive assessment by the White House last month adequatel...
(By Karen DeYoung and Thomas E. Ricks, The Washington Post)
Trial of Reputed Mobsters Draws the Curious in Chicago
(By Kari Lydersen, The Washington Post)
Bush Says Gulf Coast Isn't Forgotten
But Cynicism Abounds On Katrina Anniversary
(By Michael Abramowitz and Michael A. Fletcher, The Washington Post)
Reprimand Is Sentence For Officer at Abu Ghraib
(By Josh White, The Washington Post)
NATION IN BRIEF
(The Washington Post)
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WORLD
Sadr Orders 'Freeze' on Militia Actions
BAGHDAD, Aug. 29 -- The powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr publicly ordered his huge militia Wednesday to "freeze" operations for up to six months, but U.S. and Iraqi officials expressed skepticism of the cleric's intentions and his ability to control the fractured network of fighters who kil...
(By Joshua Partlow and Saad Sarhan, The Washington Post)
Victories Come Slowly in Cleanup Of Soviet Bloc Nuclear Materials
(By David E. Hoffman, The Washington Post)
Musharraf Agrees to Resign as Army Chief
Step by Pakistani President Is Part of Deal With Political Rival Benazir Bhutto
(By Griff Witte, The Washington Post)
Report Finds Little Progress On Iraq Goals
GAO Draft at Odds With White House
(By Karen DeYoung and Thomas E. Ricks, The Washington Post)
Irish EPA Cites Climate Change in Rapid Rise of Average Temperature
(By Shawn Pogatchnik, The Washington Post)
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METRO
Officials' Trips to Israel Said to Tip Ethics Scale
Montgomery County lawmakers, along with dozens of officials from around the region, for years have taken trips to Israel, with most expenses paid by local Jewish organizations. But the trips -- now worth about $4,000 -- appear to violate the county's ethics law, according to an ethics commission...
(By Miranda S. Spivack, The Washington Post)
District Sues Mortgage Company Based in Prince George's County
Goal Is to Help Clients Retain Equity and Homes
(By Ovetta Wiggins, The Washington Post)
Sometimes, A Labor Day
A Trailer in Gaithersburg Is a Haven For Immigrants Hoping for a Better Life
(By Pamela Constable, The Washington Post)
Some Permits Are Now Just a Few Computer Keystrokes Away
(By Yolanda Woodlee, The Washington Post)
Arrest Yields Meth Bust, HIV-Spreading Charges
Suspect Bit Montgomery Detective, Police Say
(By Ernesto Londo?o, The Washington Post)
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BUSINESS
Color of Money Book Club
Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosts a discussion with Randal Pinkett, the winner of NBC's fourth season of "The Apprentice" about his book "Campus CEO: The Student Entrepreneur's Guide to Launching a Multimillion-Dollar Business."
(Michelle Singletary, washingtonpost.com)
Wal-Mart Backs Eco-Friendly Center
(By Ylan Q. Mui, The Washington Post)
Bernanke's Reassurance Sparks Rally In Markets
(By Tomoeh Murakami Tse, The Washington Post)
Bernanke Opposes Lift Of Fannie, Freddie Caps
(By David S. Hilzenrath, The Washington Post)
Wall Street All Ears for Fed Chief's Big Speech
Remarks to Be First Since Credit Crunch
(By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)
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TECHNOLOGY
In a Land of Alike Laptops, Weight and Battery Life Are Key
Laptop design has advanced a great deal over the past decade, but a few things still generally hold true: Batteries won't last through a cross-country flight, and affordable laptops weigh too much.
(By Rob Pegoraro, The Washington Post)
Ferrying the Night Owls Who Fix the World's Glitches
(By Rama Lakshmi, The Washington Post)
The Edutech Smart Set
Area Companies See Fast Growth
(By Zachary A. Goldfarb, The Washington Post)
Writing on Chalkboards Fading?
Officials Push for SMART Devices in All Classes by 2010
(By Delphine Schrank, The Washington Post)
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SPORTS
Third Down, First Priority For Redskins
The Redskins are making third-down defense a major priority on the heels of a futile 2006 in which the unit surrendered a slate of appalling statistics.
(By Jason La Canfora, The Washington Post)
Nationals' Best Is Not Good Enough
Hill Can't Hold Lead in Sixth Straight Loss: Dodgers 10, Nationals 9
(By Barry Svrluga, The Washington Post)
Plenty of Reasons For Fans to Cheer Up
(By Sally Jenkins, The Washington Post)
Sewell Takes the Reins
A Year After Going From Backup to Starter, Virginia's Sophomore Quarterback Knows 'a Lot More Is Expected of Me'
(By Adam Kilgore, The Washington Post)
Clemens Pitches Yankees Past Red Sox
Yankees 4, Red Sox 3
(By MIKE FITZPATRICK, AP)
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STYLE
They Sniff at Danger
The day before Ricky Bobby Baby Jesus was scheduled to die by an injection of pentobarbital, along came the cookie lady. She brought dog biscuits to the Howard County Animal Shelter. When she saw the yellow Labrador -- evicted for feistiness from three homes -- leap to catch a ball, she had an idea.
(By Laura Blumenfeld, The Washington Post)
NAMES & FACES
(The Washington Post)
Tapping Into The Secrets Of the Stall
Experts Say Anonymous Sex In Public Places Is A Compulsive Behavior
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In a public gesture aimed to encourage more Kenyans to undergo voluntary HIV testing, Obama and his wife took HIV tests at a Kenyan clinic.
In his preface to the 2004 revised edition, Obama explains that he had hoped the story of his family "might speak in some way to the fissures of race that have characterized the American experience, as well as the fluid state of identity—the leaps through time, the collision of cultures—that mark our modern life.
" He describes his Kenyan father as "raised a Muslim," but a "confirmed atheist" by the time his parents met, and his Indonesian step-father as "a man who saw religion as not particularly useful.
Obama plays basketball, a sport he participated in as a member of his high school's varsity team.
Obama's mother died of ovarian cancer a few months after the publication of his 1995 memoir, Dreams from My Father.
Before announcing his presidential candidacy, he began a well-publicized effort to quit smoking.
In the same week, Zogby International reported that Obama leads all prospective Republican opponents in polling for the 2008 general election.
He received his B.A. degree in 1983, then worked for one year at Business International Corporation.
In his preface to the 2004 revised edition, Obama explains that he had hoped the story of his family "might speak in some way to the fissures of race that have characterized the American experience, as well as the fluid state of identity—the leaps through time, the collision of cultures—that mark our modern life.
Obama received over 52% of the vote in the March 2004 primary, emerging 29% ahead of his nearest Democratic rival.
During his 2004 U.S. Senate campaign, Obama won the endorsement of the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police, whose officials cited his "longtime support of gun control measures and his willingness to negotiate compromises," despite his support for some bills the police union had opposed.
He was overwhelmingly reelected to the Illinois Senate in 1998 and 2002, officially resigning in November 2004, following his election to the U.S. Senate.
" He joined with Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) in strengthening restrictions on travel in corporate jets to S.1, the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007, which passed the Senate with a 96-2 majority. Obama joined Charles Schumer (D-NY) in sponsoring S. 453, a bill to criminalize deceptive practices in federal elections, including fraudulent flyers and automated phone calls, as witnessed in the 2006 midterm elections.
"Lugar-Obama" expands the Nunn-Lugar cooperative threat reduction concept to conventional weapons, including shoulder-fired missiles and anti-personnel mines.
"In 1988, while employed as a summer associate at the Chicago law firm of Sidley & Austin, Obama met Michelle Robinson, who also worked there.
In 2003, Obama began his run for the U.S. Senate open seat vacated by Peter Fitzgerald.
"I've never been a heavy smoker," Obama told the Chicago Tribune.
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.
Nobody loves Nouri Kamal al-Maliki. In his own country, the Iraqi prime minister heads a government of, by and for fractious Shiites, against which enraged Sunnis, among others, have taken up arms. In our country, which sustains him in power, both liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans call for his ouster. A National Intelligence Estimate finds his administration utterly incapable of settling the differences that are pulling his nation apart.
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In a public gesture aimed to encourage more Kenyans to undergo voluntary HIV testing, Obama and his wife took HIV tests at a Kenyan clinic.
His opponent in the general election was expected to be Republican primary winner Jack Ryan.
Hopefund gave US$374,000 to federal candidates in the 2006 election cycle, making it one of the top donors to federal candidates for the year.
He entered Harvard Law School in 1988.
Obama's fundraising prowess was affirmed again in the second quarter of 2007, when his campaign raised an additional $32.5 million, the most ever raised by a Democratic Presidential candidate in a single quarter.
The U.S. Senate Historical Office lists him as the fifth African American Senator in U.S. history and the only African American currently serving in the U.S. Senate.
Obama's fundraising prowess was affirmed again in the second quarter of 2007, when his campaign raised an additional $32.5 million, the most ever raised by a Democratic Presidential candidate in a single quarter.
The donations came from 104,000 individual donors, with US$6.9 million raised through the Internet from 50,000 of the donors.
You want a fight, President Bush? Let's finish the fight with Bin Laden and al-Qaeda, through effective, coordinated intelligence, and a shutting down of the financial networks that support terrorism, and a homeland security program that involves more than color-coded warnings.
"In 1988, while employed as a summer associate at the Chicago law firm of Sidley & Austin, Obama met Michelle Robinson, who also worked there.
A long-time resident of Maryland, Keyes established legal residency in Illinois with the nomination.
As an associate attorney with Miner, Barnhill & Galland from 1993 to 1996, he represented community organizers, discrimination claims, and voting rights cases.
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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The family moved from their Hyde Park, Chicago condominium to a nearby US$1.6-million home in 2005.
The protection was not in response to any specific threat, but the campaign had received "hate mail, calls and other 'threatening materials'" in the past, and officials felt that the large crowds and increased campaign activity warranted the order.
But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a slight change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, and that the doors of opportunity remain open to all.
In a nationally televised speech at the University of Nairobi, he spoke forcefully on the influence of ethnic rivalries and corruption in Kenya.
President Bush signed the Secure Fence Act into law in October 2006, calling it "an important step toward immigration reform.
Obama's candidacy was boosted by an advertising campaign featuring images of the late Chicago Mayor Harold Washington and the late U.S.
In August 2004, with less than three months to go before election day, Alan Keyes accepted the Illinois Republican Party's nomination to replace Ryan.
The speech was Obama's introduction to most of America.
In September 2006, Obama supported a related bill, the Secure Fence Act, authorizing construction of fencing and other security improvements along the United States–Mexico border.
We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the Red States.
And they want that choice.
He was a lecturer of constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1993 until his election to the U.S. Senate in 2004.
Beginning in 2005, he co-sponsored the "Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act" introduced by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).
He flew his wife and two daughters from Chicago to join him in a visit to his father's birthplace, a village near Kisumu in rural western Kenya.
The Chicago Tribune credits the large crowds that gathered at book signings with influencing Obama's decision to run for president.
" He completed his J.D. degree magna cum laude in 1991.
Obama was sworn in as a Senator on January 4, 2005.
The Chicago Tribune credits the large crowds that gathered at book signings with influencing Obama's decision to run for president.
As an associate attorney with Miner, Barnhill & Galland from 1993 to 1996, he represented community organizers, discrimination claims, and voting rights cases.
Obama's energy initiatives scored pluses and minuses with environmentalists, who welcomed his sponsorship with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) of a climate change bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by two-thirds by 2050, but were skeptical of Obama's support for a bill promoting liquefied coal production.
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.
Every campaign has moments when candidates substitute political preening for substance. Such an episode is unfolding now in the Democratic field, and it involves that perennial piñata, the Washington lobbyist.
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Obama later added three amendments to S. 2611, the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act," sponsored by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA).
" The audio book edition earned Obama the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album.
In Ukraine, they toured a disease control and prevention facility and witnessed the signing of a bilateral pact to secure biological pathogens and combat risks of infectious disease outbreaks from natural causes or bioterrorism.
You want a fight, President Bush? Let's finish the fight with Bin Laden and al-Qaeda, through effective, coordinated intelligence, and a shutting down of the financial networks that support terrorism, and a homeland security program that involves more than color-coded warnings.
" An Italian translation was published in April 2007 with a preface by Walter Veltroni, Mayor of Rome, and a Spanish paperback edition was published in June 2007.
In September 2006, Obama supported a related bill, the Secure Fence Act, authorizing construction of fencing and other security improvements along the United States–Mexico border.
But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a slight change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, and that the doors of opportunity remain open to all.
I'm opposed to dumb wars.
Obama also met with a group of Palestinian students two weeks before Hamas won the January 2006 Palestinian legislative election.
In a May 2006 letter to President Bush, he joined four other Midwest farming state Senators in calling for the preservation of a US$0.54 per gallon tariff on imported ethanol.
However, Ryan withdrew from the race in June 2004, following public disclosure of child custody divorce records containing sexual allegations by Ryan's ex-wife, actress Jeri Ryan.
An October 2005 article in the British journal New Statesman listed Obama as one of "10 people who could change the world.
The book's last chapters describe his first visit to Kenya, a journey to connect with his Luo family and heritage.
You want a fight, President Bush? Let's finish the fight with Bin Laden and al-Qaeda, through effective, coordinated intelligence, and a shutting down of the financial networks that support terrorism, and a homeland security program that involves more than color-coded warnings.
"A theme of Obama's keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and the title of his 2006 book, The Audacity of Hope, was inspired by his pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
He was overwhelmingly reelected to the Illinois Senate in 1998 and 2002, officially resigning in November 2004, following his election to the U.S. Senate.
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.
By the time the end came, I had begun to think of Alberto Gonzales as Bartleby the Attorney General.
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" He describes his mother, raised by non-religious parents, as detached from religion, yet "in many ways the most spiritually awakened person that I have ever known.
The speech touched off a public debate among rival leaders, some formally challenging Obama's remarks as unfair and improper, others defending his positions.
Following Obama's statement, opinion polling organizations added his name to surveyed lists of Democratic candidates.
He entered Harvard Law School in 1988.
In the fall of 2002, during an anti-war rally at Chicago's Federal Plaza, Obama said: I know that an invasion of Iraq without a clear rationale and without strong international support will only fan the flames of the Middle East, and encourage the worst, rather than best, impulses of the Arab world, and strengthen the recruitment arm of al-Qaeda.
The speech touched off a public debate among rival leaders, some formally challenging Obama's remarks as unfair and improper, others defending his positions.
The family moved to Jakarta in 1967, where Obama attended local schools from ages 6 to 10.
" Reviewer Michael Tomasky writes that it does not contain "boldly innovative policy prescriptions that will lead the Democrats out of their wilderness," but does show Obama's potential to "construct a new politics that is progressive but grounded in civic traditions that speak to a wider range of Americans.
He served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004, launching his campaign for U.S. Senate in 2003.
Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention while still an Illinois state legislator.
The speech was Obama's introduction to most of America.
Obama's campaign reported raising US$25.8 million between January 1 and March 31 of 2007.
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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Embattled Gonzales Resigns
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GOP Senator Pleaded Guilty After Restroom Arrest
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Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, one of President Bush's closest confidants and a key architect of his controversial counterterrorism policies, announced yesterday that he is quitting after seven months of bitter confrontation with Congress over his honesty and his competence to run the Just...
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After Tour of Duty in Iraq, Graham Backs 'Surge'
Senator Cautions Against Withdrawal Of Troops This Year
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GOP Senator Pleaded Guilty After Restroom Arrest
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MOSCOW, Aug. 27 -- Russia's chief prosecutor announced Monday that 10 people involved in the killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya had been arrested, alleging that those behind the murder of the well-known Kremlin critic included members of Russia's police and security services.
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Rights Group Documents Brutality Of Insurgents in Southern Thailand
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Sporadic Raids South Of Baghdad Yield Little
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Afghan Opium Trade Hits New Peak
U.N. Report Describes a Scale of Narcotics Production Not Seen in Two Centuries
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Immigrant Laws Tread Uncharted Legal Path
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Latinos Launch Economic Boycott
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For months, securities backed by risky mortgage loans have been in trouble. Now, the credit-rating agencies that once blessed those securities as safe investments are in trouble, too.
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With Low Ratings, Post Radio Venture To End Next Month
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Sales Fall Again for Existing Homes
Slump May Worsen In Coming Months
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As Mortgage Mess Unravels, Some Investors Clean Up
Market Turmoil Opens Opportunities for Bargain-Hunters
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PC Maker in Taiwan to Acquire Gateway
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Yahoo Asks Court In U.S. to Dismiss Suit Over China
Yahoo yesterday asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the Internet giant of abetting torture and abuse of pro-democracy writers in China.
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PC Maker in Taiwan to Acquire Gateway
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Educators Emphasize Middle School Initiatives
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Peña's Hollywood Homer Not Enough for Nationals
Mike Bacsik gives up five runs and nine hits and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Nationals, 5-4, despite Derek Lowe allowing three home runs.
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Campbell Says He's Willing, but Is His Knee Able?
QB Would Like To Play Thursday; Gibbs Not So Sure
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Prodigious Wariner Chases, May Well Catch His Mentor
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'I Will Redeem Myself. I Have To.'
Contrite Vick Faces Legal Battle Over Bonus Money
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In 1st Post-Vick Home Game, Harrington Sparks Falcons
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Crack, a Rift in Society
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Dogfighting Scandal Brings Attention to Local Filmmaker's 2005 Work on a Cruel Sport
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In early opinion polls leading up to the Democratic primary, Obama trailed multimillionaire businessman Blair Hull and Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes.
The speech was Obama's introduction to most of America.
Obama was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996 from the state's 13th District in the south-side Chicago neighborhood of Hyde Park.
It was an immediate bestseller and remains on the New York Times Best Seller List.
But I've got news for them too.
"I've never been a heavy smoker," Obama told the Chicago Tribune.
President Bush signs the "Coburn-Obama" Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006.
I've been chewing Nicorette strenuously.
Obama has divested US$180,000 in personal holdings of Sudan-related stock, and he has urged divestment from companies doing business in Iran.
His opponent in the general election was expected to be Republican primary winner Jack Ryan.
And they want that choice.