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.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
'Architect' Envisioned GOP Supremacy
President Bush once nicknamed him "The Architect," heaping gratitude on his chief strategist for helping engineer two presidential victories and two cycles of congressional triumphs.
(By Anne E. Kornblut and Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post)

Romney's Old Ties To Firm Pay Off
Company Is Source Of Income, Donors
(By John Solomon and Matthew Mosk, The Washington Post)

Nasdaq Gives High Rollers A Market Free Of Regulation
(By David Cho, The Washington Post)

Sterling Park's Identity Crisis
Swept Up in Area's Demographic Shift, Loudoun Neighborhood Wrestles With Immigrant Presence
(By Sandhya Somashekhar, The Washington Post)

Lawsuits May Illuminate Methods of Spy Program
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Democrats Continue to Seek Testimony From Rove
Congressional Democrats said yesterday that they will continue to demand the testimony of senior White House adviser Karl Rove about a range of sensitive policy matters even after he leaves the West Wing at the end of the month.
(By Paul Kane, The Washington Post)

Romney's Old Ties To Firm Pay Off
Company Is Source Of Income, Donors
(By John Solomon and Matthew Mosk, The Washington Post)

Convention Party Favors Include Face Time
(By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, The Washington Post)

Defense Says Case Against Padilla Is 'Politically Motivated'
(By Peter Whoriskey, The Washington Post)

Rove to Leave White House Post
Transition Continues Among Bush Aides
(By Peter Baker and Michael A. Fletcher, The Washington Post)

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NATION
Lawsuits May Illuminate Methods of Spy Program
In 2003, Room 641A of a large telecommunications building in downtown San Francisco was filled with powerful data-mining equipment for a "special job" by the National Security Agency, according to a former AT&T technician. It was fed by fiber-optic cables that siphoned copies of e-mails and other...
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

Nasdaq Gives High Rollers A Market Free Of Regulation
(By David Cho, The Washington Post)

Third Drilling Begins at Mine
After a Week, Officials See Little Progress in Rescue Effort
(By Sonya Geis, The Washington Post)

Source Disclosure Ordered in Anthrax Suit
(By Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post)

U.S. Will Fund Plan to Charge Tolls In New York
(The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Iraqi Summit Set to Begin
BAGHDAD, Aug. 13 -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will convene a political summit on Tuesday in hopes of ending Iraq's deepening governmental crisis, he announced Monday.
(By Megan Greenwell, The Washington Post)

Singh Defends Nuclear Deal
India's Premier Faces Strident Opposition to Agreement With U.S.
(By Rama Lakshmi, The Washington Post)

A Taste of Whimsy Wows the French
Culinary Cartoon's Authenticity Spices Up U.S. Image
(By Molly Moore and Corinne Gavard, The Washington Post)

Slam Poet-Turned-Sergeant Is Killed
(By Mariana Minaya, The Washington Post)

Civilian Toll Cited In Somali Conflict
Report Blames All Sides for War Abuses
(By Stephanie McCrummen, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Va. Bad Driver Fees Are Upheld
RICHMOND, Aug. 13 -- The wrangling over the state's steep new fines on bad Virginia drivers intensified Monday as a suburban Richmond judge ruled that the fees are constitutional, and fresh evidence emerged that legislators and the governor may have enacted the fees without fully researching the...
(By Tim Craig, The Washington Post)

A Race Against Time
With the Help of Former Drivers, a Professor Hits Back Roads To Document a Vanishing Part of Va.'s History: Dirt Speedways
(By Susan Kinzie, The Washington Post)

Sterling Park's Identity Crisis
Swept Up in Area's Demographic Shift, Loudoun Neighborhood Wrestles With Immigrant Presence
(By Sandhya Somashekhar, The Washington Post)

Slam Poet-Turned-Sergeant Is Killed
(By Mariana Minaya, The Washington Post)

D.C. Church Dissenters Attempt to Oust Pastor
(By Jacqueline L. Salmon and Hamil R. Harris, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Convention Party Favors Include Face Time
Congress just completed ethics legislation designed to put distance between lawmakers and the interests that seek favors from them.
(By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, The Washington Post)

Nasdaq Gives High Rollers A Market Free Of Regulation
(By David Cho, The Washington Post)

OMB Hits the Brakes on Right Whale Rule
(By Cindy Skrzycki, The Washington Post)

Chinese Toy Executive Found Hanged After Export Ban
(By Edward Cody, The Washington Post)

Romney's Old Ties To Firm Pay Off
Company Is Source Of Income, Donors
(By John Solomon and Matthew Mosk, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft Buys Online-Ad Company
Microsoft completed its $6 billion buyout of digital marketing company aQuantive yesterday and now plans to challenge Yahoo and Google in the online advertising business.
(By Jessica Mintz, The Washington Post)

Adelphia Founder and His Son Begin Their Prison Terms
(By Martha Waggoner, The Washington Post)

On Campus, Trying to Connect
Today's freshmen will have made e-contact with their roommates before they arrive on campus. But does so much connectivity make the transition harder?
(By Stacy Weiner, The Washington Post)

Lawsuits May Illuminate Methods of Spy Program
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
Redskins Put It on the Line
The Redskins are not planning any changes within the offensive line Saturday against the Steelers despite their below-average effort against the Titans.
(By Jason La Canfora, The Washington Post)

Picture Becomes Clearer At Ball State, and It's Not Pretty
(By Michael Wilbon, The Washington Post)

Tony Soprano, the Governor and Expectations Come to Piscataway
(By Adam Kilgore, The Washington Post)

Nats, Detwiler Seek a Prompt Delivery
(By Steve Yanda, The Washington Post)

Cuter, Broncos Edge 49ers
Broncos 17, 49ers 13
(By Greg Beacham, AP)

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STYLE
King Blelvis
Elvis recorded 1,112 songs. Blelvis tells you this. He knows the words to them all. Pick a song, any song, the more obscure the better. Pick a song that starts with Q --there's only one -- "Queenie Wahine's Papaya," recorded in 1965, released on "Paradise, Hawaiian Style." Please pick her papay...
(By Monica Hesse, The Washington Post)

The Reliable Source
(By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts, The Washington Post)

The Devil, in the Details
Taffety Punk Sheds Light on the Lord of Darkness
(By Nelson Pressley, The Washington Post)

Disney: In Tune With Tweens
(By Allison Stewart, The Washington Post)

On 'Criminal Minds,' A Switcheroo With A Sense of Deja Vu
(By Lisa de Moraes, The Washington Post)

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LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Chatological Humor
Post columnist Gene Weingarten answers your questions about his column, "Below the Beltway," and more. Funny? You should ask.
(Gene Weingarten, washingtonpost.com)

Dirda on Books
(Michael Dirda, washingtonpost.com)

Freedom Rock
(J. Freedom du Lac, washingtonpost.com)

Lean Plate Club
Talk About Nutrition and Health
(Sally Squires, washingtonpost.com)

K Street
(Jeffrey Birnbaum, washingtonpost.com)

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EDITORIALS
What Karl Rove Didn't Build
AS A POLITICAL operative, Karl Rove, the White House guru who announced his resignation yesterday, has few equals in modern American history. Like his Republican role model from the late 19th century, Mark Hanna, Mr. Rove attached himself to an affable politician (Hanna's George W. Bush was Willi...
(The Washington Post)

Hypocrisy in Herndon
The anti-immigrant camp turns out not to have a better idea.
(The Washington Post)

Fair Pay, the Right Way
The House overcorrects a Supreme Court decision.
(The Washington Post)

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