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.
Friday, November 30, 2007
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Iraqis' Quality of Life Marked By Slow Gains, Many Setbacks BAGHDAD, Nov. 29 -- This war-battered city, according to U.S. statistics, now receives an average of 11.9 hours of electricity a day, far more than earlier this year. But don't tell that to Ghaida al-Banna. (By Amit R. Paley and Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)
The Candidate's 'Catch Me if You Can' Reporters Following Hillary Clinton on the Campaign Trail Are Covered in Dust (By Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post)
Strutting Toward Another World Contestants in Southern Sudan's First Beauty Pageant Grew Up Dodging War (By Stephanie McCrummen, The Washington Post)
POLITICS FBI's Gun Ban Listing Swells Since the Virginia Tech shootings last spring, the FBI has more than doubled the number of people nationwide who are prohibited from buying guns because of mental health problems, the Justice Department said yesterday. (By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)
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NATION A Mixed Blessing for Aspiring Lawyers For months, Beirne Roose-Snyder has struggled with what she will do after graduating from Georgetown University Law Center. Should she accept the $145,000-a-year offer from a Chicago firm? Or should she gamble and look for a potentially more satisfying public interest job? She and her husband are... (By Ian Shapira, The Washington Post)
WORLD Globally, Deaths From Measles Drop Sharply Worldwide deaths from measles have fallen by two-thirds since 2000, the result of stepped-up immunization efforts and the distribution of vitamin A capsules in developing countries, a partnership of five health organizations said yesterday. (By David Brown, The Washington Post)
METRO Protest, Forums To Mark AIDS Day Vigils, curbside HIV screening, public forums with District teens and a demonstration across from the White House are planned for today and this weekend to mark World AIDS Day in the city with the worst rate of infection in the United States. (By Susan Levine, The Washington Post)
A Mixed Blessing for Aspiring Lawyers High Tuition and Debt Lure Graduates Toward High Pay, Away from Public Service Jobs (By Ian Shapira, The Washington Post)
BUSINESS Whose Music in Silver Spring? It wasn't too many years ago that even street musicians would refuse to perform in downtown Silver Spring. Now things are so hopping that you've got Live Nation, the country's biggest live music outfit, and Seth Hurwitz, owner of the District's 9:30 Club and operator of the Merriweather Post... (By Steven Pearlstein, The Washington Post)
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A Mixed Blessing for Aspiring Lawyers High Tuition and Debt Lure Graduates Toward High Pay, Away from Public Service Jobs (By Ian Shapira, The Washington Post)
TECHNOLOGY Publishers Seeking Web Controls The desire for greater control over how search engines index and display Web sites is driving an effort launched yesterday by leading news organizations and other publishers to revise a 13-year-old technology for restricting access. (By Anick Jesdanun, The Washington Post)
SPORTS Speculation and Secrecy Cloud Taylor Investigation Family and friends of Redskins safety Sean Taylor struggle Thursday with competing theories about the motives behind the attack but have few tangible clues. (By Amy Shipley and Peter Whoriskey, The Washington Post)
Cowboys Stay a Step Ahead of It All With Favre Sidelined, Dallas Improves to NFC-Best 11-1 : Cowboys 37, Packers 27 (By Mark Maske, The Washington Post)
STYLE End of the Roadhouse The exact whereabouts are like secret knowledge, passed around by people who grew up in places like Mount Rainier, or Bladensburg -- when they were hard-living blue-collar white-complexion neighborhoods just over the city line, before they got "art districts," brew pubs and Salvadoran restaurants... (By David Montgomery, The Washington Post)
Beauty and the Bling (By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts, The Washington Post)
The Candidate's 'Catch Me if You Can' Reporters Following Hillary Clinton on the Campaign Trail Are Covered in Dust (By Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post)
LIVE DISCUSSIONS The Washington Capitals Washington Post staff writer Tarik El-Bashir will be online to take your questions about the Caps and the NHL. (Tarik El-Bashir, washingtonpost.com)
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EDITORIALS The Newest Nativists THE CANDIDATES in the Republican debate Wednesday night made a great deal of sense about immigration -- when they were discussing measures they'd implemented as leaders forced to deal with reality. At least two of them turned to ugly nonsense as soon as they weren't defending their own records. (The Washington Post)
Sharing the Pain To bridge a budget gap in Montgomery, look to county workers' pay. (The Washington Post)
In the Works The District is ready to hit the ground running on needle-exchange programs (The Washington Post)
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In January 2006, Obama joined a Congressional delegation for meetings with U.S. military in Kuwait and Iraq.
"Writing about Obama's political image in a March 2007 Washington Post opinion column, Eugene Robinson characterized him as "the personification of both-and," a messenger who rejects "either-or" political choices, and could "move the nation beyond the culture wars" of the 1960s.
The book's last chapters describe his first visit to Kenya, a journey to connect with his Luo family and heritage.
He used alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine during his teenage years, Obama writes, to "push questions of who I was out of my mind.
Obama said, "The time has come for universal health care in America Z...Z I am absolutely determined that by the end of the first term of the next president, we should have universal health care in this country.
Enthusiastic crowds greeted Obama's public appearances.
In Dreams from My Father, he ties his maternal family history to possible Native American ancestors and distant relatives of Jefferson Davis, president of the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War.
We coach Little League in the Blue States and yes, we got some gay friends in the Red States.
He has responded to and personally participated in online discussions hosted on politically-oriented blog sites.
Obama's mother died of ovarian cancer a few months after the publication of his 1995 memoir, Dreams from My Father.
In Ukraine, they toured a disease control and prevention facility and witnessed the signing of a bilateral pact to secure biological pathogens and combat risks of infectious disease outbreaks from natural causes or bioterrorism.
Obama spoke out in June 2006 against making recent, temporary estate tax cuts permanent, calling the cuts a "Paris Hilton" tax break for "billionaire heirs and heiresses.
Speculation intensified in October 2006 when Obama first said he had "thought about the possibility" of running for president, departing from earlier statements that he intended to serve out his six-year Senate term through 2010.
Partnering first with Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN), and then with Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), Obama successfully introduced two initiatives bearing his name.
" 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 family moved from their Hyde Park, Chicago condominium to a nearby US$1.6-million home in 2005.
"After graduating from Punahou, Obama studied at Occidental College for two years, then transferred to Columbia University, where he majored in political science with a specialization in international relations.
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, November 29, 2007
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Foes Use Obama's Muslim Ties to Fuel Rumors About Him In his speeches and often on the Internet, the part of Sen. Barack Obama's biography that gets the most attention is not his race but his connections to the Muslim world. (By Perry Bacon Jr., The Washington Post)
POLITICS In Debate, Romney and Giuliani Clash on Immigration Issues ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Nov. 28 -- The Republican candidates for president engaged in a two-hour free-for-all Wednesday night, repeatedly confronting one another directly even as they fielded video questions submitted by Internet users in the most spirited debate of the 2008 presidential campaign. (By Michael D. Shear and Dan Balz, The Washington Post)
Negotiators Close In on Energy Measure Bill Raises Ethanol, Efficiency Targets; Fuel Credits for Auto Industry at Issue (By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post)
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NATION Municipal Bond Deals Squeezed By Credit Crisis The widening credit crunch is making it harder for cities and school systems to get money for buildings, ballparks and other vital projects from the $2.5 trillion market for municipal bonds, a sector of Wall Street that rarely sees trouble. (By David Cho, The Washington Post)
WORLD Moscow May Host Middle East Follow-Up Russia and the United States are tentatively planning a second Middle East peace conference, in Moscow in early 2008, with major parties hoping to begin a comprehensive peace effort that would include direct talks between Israel and Syria, according to U.S., Russian, Arab and European officials. (By Robin Wright and Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post)
Musharraf to Take Oath as Civilian Leader Pakistani President Plans to Announce Timeline for Lifting Emergency Rule, Officials Say (By Pamela Constable, The Washington Post)
METRO Virginia GOP Gets Strict on Voting RICHMOND, Nov. 28 -- The loyalty pledge to the Republican Party that Virginia voters will be required to sign if they vote in the state's GOP presidential primary on Feb. 12 is another attempt by the party to police the open primary system. (By Tim Craig and Anita Kumar, The Washington Post)
BUSINESS Municipal Bond Deals Squeezed By Credit Crisis The widening credit crunch is making it harder for cities and school systems to get money for buildings, ballparks and other vital projects from the $2.5 trillion market for municipal bonds, a sector of Wall Street that rarely sees trouble. (By David Cho, The Washington Post)
Negotiators Close In on Energy Measure Bill Raises Ethanol, Efficiency Targets; Fuel Credits for Auto Industry at Issue (By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post)
TECHNOLOGY Brand Name to Brand X, Y and Z AOL has begun flooding the Web with dozens of new and updated products, many of which do not even bear its famous name, in an attempt to expand its network and reach people wherever they may be. (By Zachary A. Goldfarb, The Washington Post)
SPORTS Somber Redskins Stand Together Buoyed by an inspirational speech from Sean Taylor's father and a visit with some of their teammate's family members and girlfriend, the Redskins return to work.. (By Jason La Canfora and Jason Reid, The Washington Post)
STYLE Pearl's Unfaded Luster It was chilly outside and the trees were barren. But when the news came, it raced around the neighborhood like blown leaves. Earl "The Pearl" Monroe and his Baltimore Bullets were coming to Columbus, Ohio, to the Fairgrounds Coliseum. We didn't have an NBA team in Columbus, but the Cincinnati Royals... (By Wil Haygood, The Washington Post)
The Reliable Source (By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts, The Washington Post)
Pulling Their Punch Lines While Political Races Heat Up, Writers' Strike Leaves Late-Night Humorists Speechless (By Paul Farhi, The Washington Post)
LIVE DISCUSSIONS Personal Tech: Holiday Guide 2007 The Washington Post's Rob Pegoraro discusses his recent reviews and answers your personal tech questions. (Rob Pegoraro, washingtonpost.com)
Celebritology Live Get the Scoop on the Latest Gossip Making Waves on the Web (Liz Kelly, washingtonpost.com)
Slate: Illuminating Answers to Environmental Questions Which Airline is the Greenest? What Is the Impact of Spectator Sports? Should Landfills Be Mined for Recyclables? Get Answers Here. (Brendan Koerner, washingtonpost.com)
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EDITORIALS The General Retires PAKISTAN took an important step toward ending its political crisis when President Pervez Musharraf stepped down yesterday as commander of the army -- the position from which he staged his 1999 coup against a democratically elected government and from which he imposed de facto martial law this mon... (The Washington Post)
Cool Off, Mr. Lott The retiring senator should not race through the revolving door. (The Washington Post)
D.C. School Closings Mayor Fenty makes some hard but necessary calls. (The Washington Post)
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Obama wrote and delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, while still serving as a state legislator.
"In 1988, while employed as a summer associate at the Chicago law firm of Sidley & Austin, Obama met Michelle Robinson, who also worked there.
President Bush signs the "Coburn-Obama" Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006.
" Reviewing Obama's career in the Illinois Senate, a February 2007 article in the Washington Post noted his work with both Democrats and Republicans in drafting bipartisan legislation on ethics and health care reform.
" Replying to an Associated Press survey of 2008 presidential candidates' personal tastes, he specified "architect" as his alternate career choice and "chili" as his favorite meal to cook.
Obama took an active role in the Senate's drive for improved border security and immigration reform.
Asked to name a "hidden talent," Obama answered: "I'm a pretty good poker player.
As an associate attorney with Miner, Barnhill & Galland from 1993 to 1996, he represented community organizers, discrimination claims, and voting rights cases.
" The book describes his struggles as a young adult to reconcile social perceptions of his multiracial heritage.
Hillary Clinton (D-NY) who placed first with 28% of the responses.
Obama left for his third official trip in August 2006, traveling to South Africa and Kenya, and making stops in Djibouti, Ethiopia and Chad.
Together with Warren and Brownback, Obama took an HIV test, as he had done in Kenya less than four months earlier.
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.
I've been chewing Nicorette strenuously.
Obama's fundraising prowess was affirmed again in the second quarter of 2007, when his campaign raised an additional $32.5 million, the most ever raised by a Democratic Presidential candidate in a single quarter.
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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They were married in 1992 and have two daughters, Malia, born in 1999, and Natasha ("Sasha"), born in 2001.
He has responded to and personally participated in online discussions hosted on politically-oriented blog sites.
Hillary Clinton (D-NY) who placed first with 28% of the responses.
" In January 2007, Obama spoke at an event organized by Families USA, a health care advocacy group.
" Time magazine's Joe Klein wrote that the book "may be the best-written memoir ever produced by an American politician.
The New York Times described Obama as "the prize catch of the midterm campaign" because of his campaigning for fellow Democratic Party members running for election in the 2006 midterm elections.
" The chapter details how Obama, in his twenties, while working with local churches as a community organizer, came to understand "the power of the African American religious tradition to spur social change.
Speaking to an elderly Jewish audience during his 2004 campaign for U.S. Senate, Obama linked the linguistic roots of his East African first name Barack to the Hebrew word baruch, meaning "blessed.
In a nationally televised speech at the University of Nairobi, he spoke forcefully on the influence of ethnic rivalries and corruption in Kenya.
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.
In the same week, Zogby International reported that Obama leads all prospective Republican opponents in polling for the 2008 general election.
In a nationally televised speech at the University of Nairobi, he spoke forcefully on the influence of ethnic rivalries and corruption in Kenya.
Since announcing his candidacy in February 2007, Obama has emphasized ending the Iraq War and implementing universal health care as campaign themes.
It was an immediate bestseller and remains on the New York Times Best Seller List.
Since announcing his candidacy in February 2007, Obama has emphasized ending the Iraq War and implementing universal health care as campaign themes.
Obama's mother died of ovarian cancer a few months after the publication of his 1995 memoir, Dreams from My Father.
The trip focused on strategies to control the world's supply of conventional weapons, biological weapons, and weapons of mass destruction, as a strategic first defense against the threat of future terrorist attacks.
In his preface to the 2004 revised edition, Obama explains that he had hoped the story of his family "might speak in some way to the fissures of race that have characterized the American experience, as well as the fluid state of identity—the leaps through time, the collision of cultures—that mark our modern life.
"After graduating from Punahou, Obama studied at Occidental College for two years, then transferred to Columbia University, where he majored in political science with a specialization in international relations.
"Obama's rapid rise from Illinois state legislator to U.S.
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