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 02, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Democrats Gear Up For Final Appeal to Undecided Iowans
CARROLL, Iowa -- Work hard for Hillary Clinton and get an invitation to visit with her in the Sac City fire station before a rally.
(By Peter Slevin and Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post)

'A Soldier's Officer'
(Dana Priest and Anne Hull, The Washington Post)

Younger Muslims Tune In to Upbeat Religious Message
(By Kevin Sullivan, The Washington Post)

Family Ties Offer Link in Taylor Killing
Four Men Are Charged in Florida
(By Peter Whoriskey and Amy Shipley, The Washington Post)

D.C. Tax Scandal At $44.3 Million, Analysis Finds
160 Dubious Refunds Made Since 1999
(By Carol D. Leonnig and Dan Keating, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Democrats Gear Up For Final Appeal to Undecided Iowans
CARROLL, Iowa -- Work hard for Hillary Clinton and get an invitation to visit with her in the Sac City fire station before a rally.
(By Peter Slevin and Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post)

The Man Who Helped Start Huckabee's Roll
(By Chris Cillizza And Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post)

A Daunting 3 Weeks Ahead for Congress
Amid Campaigning, Major Bills Call
(By Jonathan Weisman and Paul Kane, The Washington Post)

Abundance of Warmth At Democratic Forum
(By Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post)

Wintry Storm Curbs Campaigning in Iowa
Midwestern States Hit Hard by Snow and Ice
(By Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post)

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NATION
Calculating the Risks in Pakistan
A small group of U.S. military experts and intelligence officials convened in Washington for a classified war game last year, exploring strategies for securing Pakistan's nuclear arsenal if the country's political institutions and military safeguards began to fall apart.
(By Thomas E. Ricks, The Washington Post)

The Device NASA Is Leaving Behind
Launch Renews Attention on Grounded Project
(By Marc Kaufman, The Washington Post)

'A Soldier's Officer'
(Dana Priest and Anne Hull, The Washington Post)

DNC Punishes Michigan For Early Primary Date
(By Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post)

Campaign Soldiers on the 'Front Lines'
N.H. Hostage Standoff at Clinton Field Office Highlights Role of Young Organizers
(By Alec MacGillis, The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Only Margin Is in Question in Russian Vote
MOSCOW, Dec. 1 -- Russians go to the polls Sunday ostensibly to elect a parliament, but that order of business has been almost completely sidelined by a campaign designed and run by the leading pro-Kremlin party as a referendum on President Vladimir Putin.
(By Peter Finn, The Washington Post)

Chile's Flourishing Fish Farms Prompt Fears for Ecosystem
Salmon Industry's Methods Threaten Its Best Marketing Tool, Critics Say
(By Monte Reel, The Washington Post)

Younger Muslims Tune In to Upbeat Religious Message
(By Kevin Sullivan, The Washington Post)

Students Become Potent Adversary To Chávez Vision
Venezuela Votes Today on Constitution
(By Juan Forero, The Washington Post)

Calculating the Risks in Pakistan
U.S. War Games Weigh Options for Securing Nuclear Stockpile
(By Thomas E. Ricks, The Washington Post)

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METRO
D.C. Tax Scandal At $44.3 Million, Analysis Finds
The D.C. government issued more than $44 million in questionable property tax refunds in the past nine years -- more than double the amount that prosecutors have declared to be missing in a massive theft of city money.
(By Carol D. Leonnig and Dan Keating, The Washington Post)

After Deaths, Area Looks For Fix for Teen Drivers
Ga. Law May Be Model; Tight State Limits Yield Safer Streets
(By Steve Hendrix, The Washington Post)

Event Blends Music, Screening
Go-Go Concert Targeting Area Teens Is Free With HIV Test
(By Delphine Schrank, The Washington Post)

Pedestrian Killed in Hit-and-Run Incident
(By Jenna Johnson and Martin Weil, The Washington Post)

'Checkbook Math' Increasingly Rare
(By Daniel de Vise, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Taking the Right Lesson From Scrooge
As any therapist will tell you, conflicts about money are usually not about money. They're about you, or rather, "your issues."
(By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post)

Heartbeat Monitors
Investors Plot Action As They Follow The Market's Health
(By Nancy Trejos, The Washington Post)

Shining a Light on Card Fees
Changes Proposed For Long-Neglected Industry Issue
(By Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post)

D.C. Tax Scandal At $44.3 Million, Analysis Finds
160 Dubious Refunds Made Since 1999
(By Carol D. Leonnig and Dan Keating, The Washington Post)

A Daunting 3 Weeks Ahead for Congress
Amid Campaigning, Major Bills Call
(By Jonathan Weisman and Paul Kane, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
The Device NASA Is Leaving Behind
After years of delays, NASA hopes to launch this week a European-built laboratory that will greatly expand the research capability of the international space station. Although some call it a milestone, the launch has focused new attention on the space agency's earlier decision to back out of plans...
(By Marc Kaufman, The Washington Post)

Younger Muslims Tune In to Upbeat Religious Message
(By Kevin Sullivan, The Washington Post)

Broadband Extends Reach in Loudoun
(By Bill Brubaker, The Washington Post)

Broadband Extends Reach in Loudoun
But Many Still Lack Faster Web Option
(By Bill Brubaker, The Washington Post)

Longtime Foes Take Rivalry Into The YouTube Age
Videos Are Used to Broadcast Taunts
(By Susan Kinzie, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
Campbell Conducts Himself Perfectly
Reggie Campbell has a school-record 98-yard kickoff return, and Navy wins, 38-3, for an unprecedented sixth straight win over Army.
(By Christian Swezey, The Washington Post)

Orange Doesn't Get Any Sweeter for Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 16
(By Adam Kilgore, The Washington Post)

Sooners Destroy Mizzou's BCS Title Hopes
(By JIM VERTUNO, AP)

No. 13 Sun Devils Keep BCS Shot Alive
No. 13 Arizona State 20, Arizona 17
(By ANDREW BAGNATO, AP)

Neighborhood Watch: Locals Try to Make a Statement at the BB& T
(By Marc Carig, The Washington Post)

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STYLE
It Wasn't All Fun, Fun, Fun
Brian Wilson -- one of pop music's most masterful craftsmen -- is still tormented by hecklers nobody else can hear. Even at 65, the manifestation of his mad-genius mystique continues.
(By J. Freedom du Lac, The Washington Post)

A Makeover for Jackson and Shades of Change for Ebony
(By Robin Givhan, The Washington Post)

About the Honors
(The Washington Post)

Identity Stolen? Steel Yourself.
Unfamiliar Bills Roll In, and Idiocy Is Close Behind
(By Monica Hesse, The Washington Post)

CAROLYN HAX
(By Carolyn Hax, The Washington Post)

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EDITORIALS
Let the Chancellor Lead
HERE'S WHAT business as usual has meant for children in D.C. schools: 86 percent of fourth-graders are not proficient in reading; 92 percent of eighth-graders can't do math. Are you pleased with that status quo? Then you should applaud those, including those on the D.C. Council, who want to hector...
(The Washington Post)

Saudi Whiplash
A regime that inflicts medieval punishment on rape victims is celebrated in Annapolis.
(The Washington Post)

Backsliding in the Potomac
A report raises a red flag about the 'Nation's River.'
(The Washington Post)

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