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, December 16, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Bali Forum Backs Climate 'Road Map'
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Dec. 15 -- Delegates from nearly 190 countries emerged from a final 24 hours of bruising negotiations Saturday with an agreement on a new framework for tackling global warming, one that for the first time calls on both the industrialized world and rapidly developing nations to...
(By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post)

Abstinence Programs Face Rejection
More States Opt to Turn Down the Federal Money Attached to That Kind of Sex Ed
(By Rob Stein, The Washington Post)

Musharraf Ends 6-Week Emergency Rule
President Claims Success on Road to Democracy, but Jan. Elections Shadowed by Doubt
(By Griff Witte, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Questions About Past Don't Surprise Obama
WATERLOO, Iowa -- Sen. Barack Obama said Saturday that questions about his past and his political experience, raised in recent days by the Clinton campaign and its surrogates, are a predictable turn of events as the race for the Democratic nomination tightens.
(The Washington Post)

Romney Portrays Huckabee as a Bill Clinton Clone
(By Chris Cillizza And Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post)

Destruction of CIA Tapes Defended
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

McCain Advocates New Tactics
Program Would Teach Languages, Strategic Interrogation
(By Jim Davenport, The Washington Post)

Abstinence Programs Face Rejection
More States Opt to Turn Down the Federal Money Attached to That Kind of Sex Ed
(By Rob Stein, The Washington Post)

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NATION
Bali Forum Backs Climate 'Road Map'
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Dec. 15 -- Delegates from nearly 190 countries emerged from a final 24 hours of bruising negotiations Saturday with an agreement on a new framework for tackling global warming, one that for the first time calls on both the industrialized world and rapidly developing nations to...
(By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post)

Coast Guard Employee Alleges Retaliation
Whistle-Blower Seeks Probe of His Charges Against Staff of DHS Inspector General
(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)

Abstinence Programs Face Rejection
More States Opt to Turn Down the Federal Money Attached to That Kind of Sex Ed
(By Rob Stein, The Washington Post)

McCain Advocates New Tactics
Program Would Teach Languages, Strategic Interrogation
(By Jim Davenport, The Washington Post)

Investigator Is Subject of Probe
He Has Criticized British Officials in Nuclear Smuggling Case
(By Joby Warrick, The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Bali Forum Backs Climate 'Road Map'
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Dec. 15 -- Delegates from nearly 190 countries emerged from a final 24 hours of bruising negotiations Saturday with an agreement on a new framework for tackling global warming, one that for the first time calls on both the industrialized world and rapidly developing nations to...
(By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post)

30 Years After Abductions, Questions Haunt Japanese
Issue Casts Shadow Over Ties With N. Korea, U.S.
(By Akiko Yamamoto and Blaine Harden, The Washington Post)

Balkanized Homecoming
As Iraqi Refugees Start to Trickle Back, Authorities Worry About How They Will Fit Into the New Baghdad
(By Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)

'Best-Kept Secret' For HIV-Free Africa
Birth Control Better Than Drugs, Researchers Say
(By Craig Timberg, The Washington Post)

Musharraf Ends 6-Week Emergency Rule
President Claims Success on Road to Democracy, but Jan. Elections Shadowed by Doubt
(By Griff Witte, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Increases In Fares, Service Unequal
When passengers start paying more to park at Metro lots and ride the train in three weeks, that extra money will be used primarily to keep the Metro system running, with a minimal amount set aside for more train and bus service, officials said.
(By Lena H. Sun, The Washington Post)

D.C. Police Force Has 34 Arrests of Members This Year
(By Allison Klein, The Washington Post)

A Holiday Tradition To Honor The Fallen
Wreath Project Doubles Number of Placements
(By Dan Morse, The Washington Post)

2 Bodies Found in 13th Street Apartment Building
(By Martin Weil and Mary Otto, The Washington Post)

A Costly Shuffle
In this region, the military realignment hailed by political leaders is more a matter of job relocation than job creation. Although the economic benefits might be questionable, the strains in store for roadways are beyond doubt.
(By Steve Vogel, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
State of the Household
The chatter about the economy tends to focus on the big picture. How much did gross domestic product rise? How many jobs were created? What's the price of oil?
(By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)

Two Options to Fight Off Inflation
(By Martha M. Hamilton, The Washington Post)

Gift Cards Coming With Fewer Strings
(By Nancy Trejos, The Washington Post)

Anti-Scam Message Hits YouTube
(By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post)

Bali Forum Backs Climate 'Road Map'
U.S. Accedes on Aid Pledges, Wins Fight to Drop Specific Targets for Emissions Cuts
(By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
About Facebook! Forward March!
First to Facebook were the teens. Then came the money, the market researchers and the media. And now come . . . the academics.
(By Monica Hesse, The Washington Post)

Anti-Scam Message Hits YouTube
(By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post)

FAST FORWARD'S HELP FILE Rob Pegoraro
(By Rob Pegoraro, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
Baseball's Lie Comes Home to Roost
Baseball is finally coming to grips with the steroid epidemic that has plagued the game for years, and its ramifications are already being felt by the O's and Nats.
(By Thomas Boswell, The Washington Post)

Busy Time Of Year for Saunders
Redskins' Offense Needs to Improve
(By Jason Reid, The Washington Post)

At Recess, Hoyas Play Bully
Georgetown Takes Break From Grind of Exams With Rout at McDonough: Georgetown 110, Radford 51
(By Camille Powell, The Washington Post)

Finding Ways to Thrive
Down to Nine Healthy Players, Wizards Win Fourth in a Row: Wizards 92, Kings 79
(By Ivan Carter, The Washington Post)

Nats Agree to Terms With King, Orr for Spring Training
(The Washington Post)

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STYLE
Star Power
NEW YORK The first time Neil deGrasse Tyson got a good look at the universe, he thought it was a hoax. He was a 9-year-old, visiting the Hayden Planetarium on Manhattan's Upper West Side, and when the lights went down and a narrated tour of the night sky began, an ocean of stars twinkled overhead.
(By David Segal, The Washington Post)

An Actress Who's As Great as the Sum of Her Parts
(By Desson Thomson, The Washington Post)

In 'Kite Runner,' A Culture Swoops Into View: Our Own
(By Robin Givhan, The Washington Post)

"It is really hard to find a good, new Christmas song."
Darlene Love Has Long Warmed Up to the Spirit of the Season
(The Washington Post)

CAROLYN HAX
(By Carolyn Hax, The Washington Post)

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EDITORIALS
Stuck on Darfur
WHEN THE United Nations Security Council approved an expanded peacekeeping force for the Darfur region of Sudan last summer, some Western politicians may have concluded -- prematurely -- that one of the world's worst humanitarian crises was at last going to be relieved. If so, that's exactly what...
(The Washington Post)

'An Intolerable Fraud'
Money-grubbing veterans charities need better oversight.
(The Washington Post)

Metro's Shaky Future
Held hostage by a single senator
(The Washington Post)

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