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.

Thursday, August 23, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Bush Compares Iraq to Vietnam
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 22 -- President Bush defended his ongoing military commitment in Iraq by linking the conflict there to the Vietnam War, arguing Wednesday that withdrawing U.S. troops would lead to widespread death and suffering as it did in Southeast Asia three decades ago.
(By Michael A. Fletcher, The Washington Post)

Foreign Aid Groups Face Terror Screens
(By Walter Pincus, The Washington Post)

Elderly Staying Sexually Active
(By Rob Stein, The Washington Post)

Va. GOP Proposes Bad-Driver Law Overhaul
(By Tim Craig, The Washington Post)

Romney Struggles to Define Abortion Stance
(By Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Romney Struggles to Define Abortion Stance
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney said this week that as president he would allow individual states to keep abortion legal, two weeks after telling a national television audience that he supports a constitutional amendment to ban the procedure nationwide.
(By Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post)

Proposals From the Stump
The '08 Presidential Candidates React to the Home Credit Crunch
(By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, The Washington Post)

White House Declares Office Off-Limits
Administrator of Missing E-Mails Not Subject to Open-Records Law, It Says
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

Left, Right Proxies Push on Iraq
(The Washington Post)

Election Sneaking Up on GOP?
(By Mary Ann Akers And Paul Kane, The Washington Post)

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NATION
Elderly Staying Sexually Active
Many people maintain rich, active sex lives well into their 80s, according to the first detailed examination of sexuality among older Americans.
(By Rob Stein, The Washington Post)

Va. GOP Proposes Bad-Driver Law Overhaul
(By Tim Craig, The Washington Post)

Bush Compares Iraq to Vietnam
He Says Pullout Would Be Disastrous
(By Michael A. Fletcher, The Washington Post)

Operations to Cease At Caved-In Utah Mine
Contrite Owner Says He Didn't Know Risks
(By Karl Vick, The Washington Post)

Foreign Aid Groups Face Terror Screens
(By Walter Pincus, The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Russia Challenges West With Nomination to IMF
MOSCOW, Aug. 22 -- Russia said Wednesday that it has nominated a former Czech prime minister to head the International Monetary Fund, challenging the European Union's traditional prerogative to fill the post.
(By Peter Finn, The Washington Post)

Bangladesh Sets Curfew To Curb Student Protests
(By Farid Hossain, The Washington Post)

Albania Takes Aim at a Deadly Tradition
(By Jonathan Finer, The Washington Post)

Bush Compares Iraq to Vietnam
He Says Pullout Would Be Disastrous
(By Michael A. Fletcher, The Washington Post)

U.S. Condemns Burmese Arrests Of 13 Dissidents
Sharp Increases in Prices Spur Protests
(By Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Southeast Hospital to Be Sold for $31 Million
The owner of Greater Southeast Community Hospital agreed in principle last night to sell the troubled facility to a New England company that plans to quadruple the number of beds and expand services to create a "medical mall" of care.
(By Susan Levine, The Washington Post)

Report Faults Handling of Fathers
Group Urges Officials to Focus on Job Training, Not Penalties
(By Keith L. Alexander, The Washington Post)

Va. Tech Review Recommends Steps to Avert Another Tragedy
(By Chris L. Jenkins, The Washington Post)

Va. GOP Proposes Bad-Driver Law Overhaul
(By Tim Craig, The Washington Post)

Cost Rises On D.C. School Repairs
Problems Greater Than Expected
(By Theola Labbé, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Cancellations Hurt Luxury Home Builder As Profit Sinks
Toll Brothers, the nation's largest luxury home builder, yesterday reported an 85 percent drop in profit for the third quarter as it continued to experience hundreds of housing cancellations.
(By Allan Lengel, The Washington Post)

Pollution Fight Pits Illinois vs. BP, Indiana
Upgrade of Oil Refinery Would Discharge More Pollutants Into Lake Michigan
(By Kari Lydersen, The Washington Post)

Proposals From the Stump
The '08 Presidential Candidates React to the Home Credit Crunch
(By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, The Washington Post)

Southeast Hospital to Be Sold for $31 Million
(By Susan Levine, The Washington Post)

U.S. Ponders a New Deal for FHA
Diminished Agency May Help Borrowers Avoid Foreclosures
(By David S. Hilzenrath, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
Monster.com Users Get Fake Offers And Request
Job hunters using Monster.com, the employment Web site owned by Monster Worldwide, received fake job offers by e-mail that asks for their Bank of America account information.
(By Rochelle Garner, The Washington Post)

Personal Tech
(Rob Pegoraro, washingtonpost.com)

This Furniture Rocks
Bookshelves And Beds Are Doing the iPod Shuffle
(By Terri Sapienza, The Washington Post)

The New iLife Lives Large on the Web
(By Rob Pegoraro, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
Thirty. That's Something.
Texas rips through four Baltimore pitchers on their way to a 30-3 win, the most runs scored by a team since 1900 in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday.
(By David Ginsburg, The Washington Post)

Moreno Is on The Mark
D.C. Veteran Sets MLS Career Scoring Record: United 3, Red Bulls 1
(By Steven Goff, The Washington Post)

Anthony, Redd Lead in Opening Qualifier
United States 112, Venezuela 69
(By Michael Lee, The Washington Post)

Redskins Have a Hit At Safety
Landry Plays Physical Game
(By Jason La Canfora, The Washington Post)

Golf's Postseason Leads Some To Complain, Many to Yawn
(By Leonard Shapiro, The Washington Post)

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STYLE
So Near, and So Far
COLUMBUS, Ohio For a child, there are few things like the tingly-tense sensation that comes with the ringing of morning school bells. There always seems to be a promise in that speeded-up rhythm, an old sound that elicits the shiver of the new.
(By Wil Haygood, The Washington Post)

NAMES & FACES
(The Washington Post)

The Objects of Our Desire
Sherry Turkle Explores People's Deep Ties to Everyday Things
(By Joel Garreau, The Washington Post)

Steel City Troupe Has Iron Grip on Demanding Program
(By Sarah Kaufman, The Washington Post)

Frills Follow Function In New Marketing Tools
(By Linton Weeks, The Washington Post)

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LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Bottled Water, Plastics and a Permanent Replacement
Slate writer Laura Moser will discuss tap water versus bottled water, the chemicals that leach out of plastics, and good options for a permanent water bottle.
(Laura Moser, washingtonpost.com)

Celebritology Live
Get the Scoop on the Latest Gossip Making Waves on the Web
(Liz Kelly, washingtonpost.com)

Got Plans?
(The Going Out Gurus, washingtonpost.com)

House Calls Live
(Meredith Ericksen and Laura Caccese, washingtonpost.com)

Fantasy Football
(Gene Wang, washingtonpost.com)

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EDITORIALS
Easy Scapegoat
AS THE CLOCK ticks toward a September evaluation of progress in Iraq, President Bush and congressional Democrats opposed to the war appear close to agreement on at least one key point: disappointment with the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Returning from a trip to Iraq, Sen...
(The Washington Post)

Let Them Go
Iran should immediately release the U.S. citizens it has detained.
(The Washington Post)

Dulles Rail on the Brink
Federal funds are at risk, along with a critical regional project.
(The Washington Post)

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