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.

No Sex Please, We're Vegans, That Is Vegansexual

New Zealand Researcher Identifies 'Vegansexualism' For some vegans, will zero tolerance equal zero fun? (TWP) In the ever-expanding world of sexual identity there are countless orientations, fetishes and predilections, but few as tasteless as this. According to a New Zealand study, some vegans will actually refuse to share a carnal embrace with carnivores. And you thought saying no to frozen yogurt and fur coats was a sacrifice! The University of Canterbury report, titled "Cruelty-Free Consumption in New Zealand," examined the perspectives and experiences of 157 vegetarians and other "ethical consumers" across the country. While 63 percent said they would want a "partner who was also concerned for animals in the way they were," some went further: They said they had no interest in a sexual relationship with a person who eats or uses animal products. Annie Potts, co-director of the New Zealand Centre for Human and Animal Studies at Canterbury,...

washingtonpost.com Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:11:02 EDT

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2007/08/01/BL2007080101054.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns
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