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 04, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Thompson Adviser Has Criminal Past
Republican presidential candidate Fred D. Thompson has been crisscrossing the country since early this summer on a private jet lent to him by a businessman and close adviser who has a criminal record for drug dealing.
(By Matthew Mosk, The Washington Post)

Immigration, Democratic Shift Compete to Steer Va. Elections
(By Amy Gardner and Bill Turque, The Washington Post)

Winning at Cards
Some Spenders Think They Have the Discipline to Play the Risky Rewards Game
(By Nancy Trejos, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Thompson Adviser Has Criminal Past
Republican presidential candidate Fred D. Thompson has been crisscrossing the country since early this summer on a private jet lent to him by a businessman and close adviser who has a criminal record for drug dealing.
(By Matthew Mosk, The Washington Post)

Democrats Appear to Resurge in Kentucky
(By Peter Slevin, The Washington Post)

Obama Criticizes Clinton's Drive to Win
An Eye on the Prize Is Not on the Issues of Ordinary Americans, He Asserts
(By Dan Balz, The Washington Post)

Campaign Will Get More Intense, Clinton Says
N.Y. Senator, Edwards and Obama Will All Swing Through Iowa This Week
(By Perry Bacon Jr., The Washington Post)

Giuliani Takes Bid to N.H. North Country
New Yorker Is Pressed on Rural Issues
(By Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post)

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NATION
Homeland Security Retreats From Facets of 'Real ID'
The Bush administration is easing its demand for tough national standards for driver's licenses, acting at the behest of state officials who say the "Real ID" plan is unworkable and too costly, officials familiar with the new policy said.
(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)

Film Teams To Trace Stories of Miss. Delta
Event Organizers Cite Black History
(The Washington Post)

Colorado Ranchers Angry Over Army Site Expansion
Plan to Take Land Spurs Debate On Patriotism, Property Rights
(By Peter Slevin, The Washington Post)

Space Station's Damaged Panel Is Fixed
In a Risky Spacewalk, a Crucial Solar Array Gets an Improvised Repair
(By Rob Stein, The Washington Post)

Cargill Recalls Beef That Might Be Tainted
(The Washington Post)

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WORLD
As Crisis Deepens, White House Endures Diminished Power to Influence Events
In August, a 2 a.m. phone call from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice helped pull Gen. Pervez Musharraf from the brink of declaring a state of emergency in Pakistan. Two days ago, Rice made a similar plea. This time, the Pakistani president was not swayed.
(By Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post)

A Step Up for Fabled Russian Boot
(By Nora FitzGerald, The Washington Post)

Choosing a Future From Tainted Pasts
Both Presidential Candidates In Today's Vote in Guatemala Have Links to Some of the Nation's Most Painful Wounds
(By Manuel Roig-Franzia, The Washington Post)

Musharraf Declares Emergency Rule in Pakistan
Constitution Suspended; Chief Judge Fired
(By Griff Witte, The Washington Post)

E.U. Seeks Data on American Passengers
Airlines Would Report Personal Details of Europe-Bound Travelers
(By Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Some in Ward 8 Say Area Is Low on Fenty's List
Six days after Adrian M. Fenty became mayor of the District, he took his Cabinet on a tour of a dilapidated, violence-plagued apartment complex in Ward 8 in Southeast Washington. Strolling around the block, he promised curious onlookers that he would not forget them.
(By David Nakamura, The Washington Post)

Normally Obscure Panel Pushed Into the Limelight
Review Board Has Solomonic Task
(By Katherine Shaver, The Washington Post)

Immigration, Democratic Shift Compete to Steer Va. Elections
(By Amy Gardner and Bill Turque, The Washington Post)

Man Doused With Liquid, Set on Fire In NW Bar
(By Ernesto Londo¿o and Martin Weil, The Washington Post)

Montgomery School's New Take On Ability Grouping Yields Results
(By Daniel de Vise, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Ford, Union Agree on Contract
Ford Motor and the United Auto Workers union completed a tentative deal on a contract yesterday, averting a strike and capping a watershed period of labor negotiations in Detroit.
(By Sholnn Freeman, The Washington Post)

E.U. Seeks Data on American Passengers
Airlines Would Report Personal Details of Europe-Bound Travelers
(By Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post)

Colorado Ranchers Angry Over Army Site Expansion
Plan to Take Land Spurs Debate On Patriotism, Property Rights
(By Peter Slevin, The Washington Post)

Winning at Cards
Some Spenders Think They Have the Discipline to Play the Risky Rewards Game
(By Nancy Trejos, The Washington Post)

Working the Frequent-Flier System
(By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
Fast Forward's Help File
Q How can I get my Web favorites out of MSN Explorer?
(The Washington Post)

E.U. Seeks Data on American Passengers
Airlines Would Report Personal Details of Europe-Bound Travelers
(By Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
Their Ship Comes In
Navy thwarts a two-point conversion attempt in the third overtime Saturday as the Mids snap an NCAA record 43-game losing streak to Notre Dame with a 46-44 victory in South Bend.
(By Christian Swezey, The Washington Post)

Wizards Closed Out by the Magic In Their Home Opener, Fall to 0-3
Magic 94, Wizards 82
(By Ivan Carter, The Washington Post)

Saunders Tries to Adjust to a Plan
(By Les Carpenter, The Washington Post)

Jayhawks Thrash Huskers
No. 8 Kansas 76, Nebraska 39
(By Doug Tucker, AP)

Lady Vols Ranked No. 1; Terps Are 4th, GW 14th
(The Washington Post)

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STYLE
Watch 'Em and Weep
Why do we cry at the movies? Maybe it is the movie or the psychological baggage we schlepped in with us. Or is it empathy, or you-are-so-busted guilt? Maybe genetics or cultural conditioning. Or were we simply bursting to spill that night because the boss refused to give us a week off for Christmas?
(By Desson Thomson, The Washington Post)

Botero Sees the World's True Heavies at Abu Ghraib
(By Erica Jong, The Washington Post)

A Train Wreck on the Celebrity Mommy Track
(By Robin Givhan, The Washington Post)

"I have my dresses slit up to my hip -- but that's respectable teasing."
Eartha Kitt, The Lady, Is a Champ
(The Washington Post)

CAROLYN HAX
(By Carolyn Hax, The Washington Post)

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EDITORIALS
A Bet Goes Sour
ON FRIDAY, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pleaded with Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, not to declare a state of emergency. Yesterday, he declared a state of emergency, suspending the constitution. Did he not believe that the Bush administration really would object, or did he not...
(The Washington Post)

Two for Mr. Mukasey
Sens. Schumer and Feinstein buck the crowd.
(The Washington Post)

Correction
(The Washington Post)

Virginia Votes
And the GOP throws a Hail Mary on illegal immigration.
(The Washington Post)

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