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.

Saturday, December 22, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
FBI Prepares Vast Database Of Biometrics
CLARKSBURG, W. Va. -- The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion effort to build the world's largest computer database of peoples' physical characteristics, a project that would give the government unprecedented abilities to identify individuals in the United States and abroad.
(By Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post)

As Primaries Begin, the FEC Will Shut Down
No Quorum on Election Board As Nominees Stall in Congress
(By Matthew Mosk, The Washington Post)

Structural Flaws May Ground Older F-15s Indefinitely
(By Josh White, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
As Primaries Begin, the FEC Will Shut Down
The federal agency in charge of policing the torrent of political spending during the upcoming presidential primaries will, for all practical purposes, shut its doors on New Year's Eve.
(By Matthew Mosk, The Washington Post)

Hillary Clinton Embraces Her Husband's Legacy
(By Anne E. Kornblut and Alec MacGillis, The Washington Post)

Detainee Evidence Probe Weighed
Judge Told Guantanamo Information May Have Been Destroyed
(By Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post)

Health Care Pushed to Fore By Calif. Vote
Senate to Debate House-Passed Bill As the Feb. 5 Primaries Draw Near
(By Karl Vick, The Washington Post)

The Trail
(The Washington Post)

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NATION
FBI Prepares Vast Database Of Biometrics
CLARKSBURG, W. Va. -- The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion effort to build the world's largest computer database of peoples' physical characteristics, a project that would give the government unprecedented abilities to identify individuals in the United States and abroad.
(By Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post)

Detainee Evidence Probe Weighed
Judge Told Guantanamo Information May Have Been Destroyed
(By Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post)

Structural Flaws May Ground Older F-15s Indefinitely
(By Josh White, The Washington Post)

NATION IN BRIEF
(The Washington Post)

Charged Detainee Is Hijacker's Brother-in-Law
(The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Defending Old Ways on an Oasis in the Nile
CAIRO, Dec. 21 -- Night and day, the farmers of the island in the Nile keep watch at the lapping brown edge of the river for the return of the Egyptian army. When the island's mosques call the Muslims to prayer, Christian farmers take the watch.
(By Ellen Knickmeyer, The Washington Post)

Kenya Tests New Style of Politicking
Campaigns Reflect Effects of Technology, Increased Openness
(By Stephanie McCrummen, The Washington Post)

Muslim Holiday a Chance To Ignore and Forget War
(By Joshua Partlow, The Washington Post)

Gates: Pakistan an Al-Qaeda Target
(By Thomas E. Ricks, The Washington Post)

Belgium Arrests 14 in Plot to Free Inmate Linked to Al-Qaeda
(By Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Let There Be Light
For more than a year, the lights sat in Richard Diller's garage, tens of thousands of bulbs and strands gone dark on his dusty shelves. And all that time, his neighbor Steve Andrews had followed suit, keeping his own lights stowed away.
(By William Wan, The Washington Post)

Smooth Start to Holiday Journeys
Christmas Will Be Sunny, Not Snowy
(By Joshua Zumbrun, The Washington Post)

'Is This All for Me?'
From the District's Housing Authority, Presents for Children Who Might Otherwise Have Gone Without
(By Sylvia Moreno, The Washington Post)

With Killings Down Recently, Police Report Spate of Arrests
(By Martin Weil and Clarence Williams, The Washington Post)

You've Got To Have It (But You'll Never Use It)
(By Monica Hesse, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Banks Drop Plan Aimed At Easing Credit Crunch
A Treasury-backed plan to stabilize a vital segment of the credit markets has been shelved, the banks involved said yesterday.
(By David Cho and Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)

Despite Crises, Spending Rose 1.1% in November
(By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)

Ultimate Creature Comforts
Pets Finding Increasingly Luxurious Gifts Under the Tree
(By Ylan Q. Mui, The Washington Post)

FBI Prepares Vast Database Of Biometrics
$1 Billion Project to Include Images of Irises and Faces
(By Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post)

Health Care Pushed to Fore By Calif. Vote
Senate to Debate House-Passed Bill As the Feb. 5 Primaries Draw Near
(By Karl Vick, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
Fate of Google Deal Now in E.U. Hands
PARIS, Dec. 21 -- European regulators are investigating whether a proposed merger of the Internet search engine Google and the dominant online advertiser DoubleClick would violate competition regulations, even as U.S. authorities approved an American marriage between the two companies Thursday.
(By Molly Moore, The Washington Post)

Kenya Tests New Style of Politicking
Campaigns Reflect Effects of Technology, Increased Openness
(By Stephanie McCrummen, The Washington Post)

FBI Prepares Vast Database Of Biometrics
$1 Billion Project to Include Images of Irises and Faces
(By Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post)

Former Wikipedia Officer Found To Have Long Criminal Record
(By Brian Bergstein, The Washington Post)

You've Got To Have It (But You'll Never Use It)
(By Monica Hesse, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
Fast Friends, Big Rivals
Georgetown's Roy Hibbert and Memphis's Joey Dorsey became fast friends playing for USA Basketball at the Pan Am Games. Today, they'll battle against each other in a Top-5 showdown.
(By Camille Powell, The Washington Post)

Putting Up a Fight Before Christmas
(By Thomas Boswell, The Washington Post)

Unmasking the Real Faces of Steroids
(By Mike Wise, The Washington Post)

Hawks Hold On To Beat Wizards
Johnson Nets 32 Points in Victory: Hawks 97, Wizards 92
(By Ivan Carter, The Washington Post)

Terps Look to Ground Eagles
(The Washington Post)

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STYLE
Sticking to His Guns
"Charlie did not drink in the office," said Elaine Lang Cornett. "At least not until the end of the day."
(By Peter Carlson, The Washington Post)

NAMES & FACES
(The Washington Post)

You've Got To Have It (But You'll Never Use It)
(By Monica Hesse, The Washington Post)

Bill Strauss: He Was the Life of the Parody
(By Ken Ringle, The Washington Post)

YULE LOG : A Seasonal Potpourri
(The Washington Post)

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EDITORIALS
Supporting the Troops
NOTHING WILL ever be able to absolve this country for the disgraceful way it has treated its returning war wounded. Congress, though, took a big step in making amends with final approval of legislation aimed at fixing and upgrading the military health-care system. Expected enactment of the measure,...
(The Washington Post)

The McCain Prescription
The GOP candidate has some good ideas on health care, but not the whole answer.
(The Washington Post)

Two Who Truly Counted
Election experts Marie Garber and Mary Rodgers were special guardians of the local voting process.
(The Washington Post)

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