Barack Obama
Barack Obama
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.
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| Sights & Sounds Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007
This newsletter features the best of our multimedia offerings. To see more of our cool stuff, go to the Photos & Video front. INTERACTIVE FEATURE  »The Prepa Tec Borregos are the best high school football team in Mexico and occasionally travel into the United States to face Texas high school teams, often with surprising results. This year, the Borregos traveled to McAllen, Texas and shutout the McAllen Bulldogs, 19-0. MORE FEATURES  » MULTIMEDIA | Michelle and Troy Turner live in rural West Virginia, 80 miles from the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital where Troy receives his care. Troy finished his tour in Iraq in 2003, but Michelle must deal with the fallout.  » VIDEO | Supporters of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama canvass African American-owned beauty salons in search of votes.  » PHOTOS | Many area Muslim cross-country runners are forced to reconcile the commitment to their sport with the commitment to their faith during Ramadan.  » PHOTOS | After pressure from Congress and the scientific community, the Navy is funding a multi-million dollar project to learn more about negative effects sonar and loud noises may be having on beaked whales. MORE PHOTOS FROM MORE VIDEO | |||||||||
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