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.

Sunday, November 11, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Forced Iraq Postings 'May Be Necessary'
Four days before a deadline for Foreign Service officers to volunteer to go to Iraq or face the prospect of being ordered there, the State Department notified employees yesterday that "about half" of 48 open assignments there for next year have been filled.
(By Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)

Vietnam Memorial Turns 25
Thousands of Veterans Join in March to Mark the Anniversary Of the Wall's Dedication and to Honor Those Named on It
(By Michael E. Ruane, The Washington Post)

Huckabee on the Offensive in Iowa
Happy to Be a Target of GOP Rivals, Candidate Takes More Aggressive Tone
(By Perry Bacon Jr. and Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Democrats Leaving Nothing and No One to Chance in Iowa
Like hamburgers and family rooms, the Iowa caucuses are a lot bigger than they used to be.
(By Chris Cillizza And Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post)

Huckabee on the Offensive in Iowa
Happy to Be a Target of GOP Rivals, Candidate Takes More Aggressive Tone
(By Perry Bacon Jr. and Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post)

Democrats Skewer Bush, GOP in Iowa
Presidential Hopefuls Speak at Dinner
(By Dan Balz and Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post)

Udall to Run for Domenici's Senate Seat
(The Washington Post)

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NATION
Forced Iraq Postings 'May Be Necessary'
Four days before a deadline for Foreign Service officers to volunteer to go to Iraq or face the prospect of being ordered there, the State Department notified employees yesterday that "about half" of 48 open assignments there for next year have been filled.
(By Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)

Study Debunks Theory On Teen Sex, Delinquency
New Analyses Challenging Many Old Assumptions
(By Rick Weiss, The Washington Post)

Stagehand Strike on Broadway Leaves Theatergoers in the Dark
Emotions Run High as Many Plays, Musicals Are Canceled
(By Robin Shulman, The Washington Post)

Bush, Rice Defend Musharraf as an Ally
Desire for Pakistani Elections Made Clear
(By Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post)

NATION IN BRIEF
(The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Pakistan Nuclear Security Questioned
When the United States learned in 2001 that Pakistani scientists had shared nuclear secrets with members of al-Qaeda, an alarmed Bush administration responded with tens of millions of dollars worth of equipment such as intrusion detectors and ID systems to safeguard Pakistan's nuclear weapons.
(By Joby Warrick, The Washington Post)

Six U.S. Troops Killed in Ambush in Afghanistan
Attack Is Year's Deadliest for American Forces There; 3 Afghan Soldiers Also Die
(By Jason Straziuso, The Washington Post)

Japan's Sacred Bluefin, Loved Too Much
(By Blaine Harden, The Washington Post)

Forced Iraq Postings 'May Be Necessary'
Volunteers Fill About Half of Embassy's 48 Open Slots, State Department Says
(By Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)

Bhutto Tries to Unite Opposition With Visit to Fired Judge
(By Pamela Constable and Griff Witte, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Fast-Paced D.C. Tax Scam Probe Aimed 'to Stop the Hemorrhaging'
They built their case in the middle of the night, being extra careful to put papers back exactly where they found them so that desks looked untouched when city workers returned in the morning.
(By Carol D. Leonnig and Clarence Williams, The Washington Post)

Vietnam Memorial Turns 25
Thousands of Veterans Join in March to Mark the Anniversary Of the Wall's Dedication and to Honor Those Named on It
(By Michael E. Ruane, The Washington Post)

Man Dies in Blaze in Ground-Floor Apartment
(By Joshua Zumbrun and Martin Weil, The Washington Post)

Detection Device Snares Chronic Toll Violator
(By Martin Weil, The Washington Post)

Fenty Lies Low in High-Profile Tax Probe
(By Nikita Stewart, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Probing the Depth of the Downturn
NEW YORK -- The gloom is spreading. For weeks, credit worries had weighed on the stock market. Investors fled from financial shares as the nation's giant banks wrote down billions of dollars against losses from the subprime debacle. With the financial shakeout still far from over, fresh anxieties...
(By Tomoeh Murakami Tse, The Washington Post)

An Economy of Scales
Paying People to Lose Weight Helps Drop Pounds and Health-Care Costs
(By Michael S. Rosenwald, The Washington Post)

Fast-Paced D.C. Tax Scam Probe Aimed 'to Stop the Hemorrhaging'
(By Carol D. Leonnig and Clarence Williams, The Washington Post)

Fenty Lies Low in High-Profile Tax Probe
(By Nikita Stewart, The Washington Post)

Japan's Sacred Bluefin, Loved Too Much
(By Blaine Harden, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
The Points of It All
I recently spent at least a half-dozen hours playing a video game I'm not sure I liked very much.
(By Mike Musgrove, The Washington Post)

Office Drones, Lip-Sync Your Heart Out
(By Dan Zak, The Washington Post)

Fast Forward's Help File
(By Rob Pegoraro, The Washington Post)

XM-Sirius Merger Made Simple: One Is Always Less Than Two
(By Marc Fisher, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
Heading Into His 16th Start, Is Campbell Feeling 'It'?
Does Jason Campbell have 'It' after 15 starts? Does he possess that unquantifiable quality and presence to lead others to victory? For many, the jury is still out.
(By Mike Wise, The Washington Post)

Hokies Chop Skid To FSU
Taylor Gives Coach 1st Win vs. Bowden: Virginia Tech 40, Florida State 21
(By Adam Kilgore, The Washington Post)

Upstart Terps Stun the Eagles
Maryland 42, No. 8 Boston College 35
(By Marc Carig, The Washington Post)

No. 5 Kansas Beats Cowboys to Go to 10-0
(By JEFF LATZKE, AP)

Colonials Are Better Early
(By Steven Goff, The Washington Post)

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STYLE
Reduced to the Small Screen
Has racial conflict become amusement? Is the conversation about racism mere entertainment, dialogue rendered for show, inflammatory words tossed back and forth over a racial divide to excite an audience?
(By DeNeen L. Brown and Darryl Fears, The Washington Post)

Little-Bang Theory of Violence: It All Begins With a Toy Gun
(By Monica Hesse, The Washington Post)

Oprahcadabra Won't Make It Disappear
(By Robin Givhan, The Washington Post)

"I've always thought that Luke felt pretty bad for a few days after it was over."
Good Morning, Mr. Vader! Author Michael Reaves Ponders the Death Star as a Truly Hostile Workplace
(The Washington Post)

CAROLYN HAX
(By Carolyn Hax, The Washington Post)

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EDITORIALS
The General Must Go
UNDER PRESSURE from President Bush, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced Thursday that he would hold elections for Parliament by Feb. 15. His government has said it will end a state of emergency within a month. But the general's security forces continue to detain thousands of activists...
(The Washington Post)

Retreat on Standards
Maryland flinches on high school assessments.
(The Washington Post)

Reward for Service
Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan deserve an improved GI bill.
(The Washington Post)

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