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.

Court: FBI Violated Constitution in Raid

A federal appeals court today ruled that the FBI violated the Constitution during a search of Rep. William J. Jefferson's Capitol Hill office last year and ordered the agency to return all privileged materials.

Allan Lengel Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:30:01 EDT

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/03/AR2007080300696.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns
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Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Barack Obama, Sr. (born in Nyanza Province, Kenya) and Ann Dunham (born in Wichita, Kansas). Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention while still an Illinois state legislator. Among his major accomplishments as a state legislator, Obama's U.S. Senate web site lists: "creating programs like the state Earned Income Tax Credit"; "an expansion of early childhood education"; and "legislation requiring the videotaping of interrogations and confessions in all capital cases. On returning to Chicago, Obama directed a voter registration drive. " 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 bill did not progress beyond committee and was never voted on by the Senate. Obama's campaign reported raising US$25.8 million between January 1 and March 31 of 2007. Its enthusiastic reception at the convention and widespread coverage by national media gave him instant celebrity status.

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. Obama also met with a group of Palestinian students two weeks before Hamas won the January 2006 Palestinian legislative election. Barack Hussein Obama (born August 4, 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and a member of the Democratic Party. 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. 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. His opponent in the general election was expected to be Republican primary winner Jack Ryan. Obama's campaign reported raising US$25.8 million between January 1 and March 31 of 2007. 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. Obama received over 52% of the vote in the March 2004 primary, emerging 29% ahead of his nearest Democratic rival.

"I've got relatives who look like Bernie Mac, and I've got relatives who look like Margaret Thatcher. The family moved from their Hyde Park, Chicago condominium to a nearby US$1.6-million home in 2005. Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention while still an Illinois state legislator. " 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.