Barack Obama
Barack Obama
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.
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| Politics News & Analysis Monday, Jan. 21, 2008
GOP Field Readies for True Test In Florida (By Dan Balz) Obama Echoes King's Call for Unity (By Alec MacGillis) Media Notes: Accessibility Opens Doors For McCain (By Howard Kurtz) Obama Gains Support Among Black Voters (By Krissah Williams) Dept. of Human Behavior: How Voters Make Choices (By Shankar Vedantam) The Fix by Chris Cillizza  Capitol Briefing by Ben Pershing  The Sleuth by Mary Ann Akers  Best of the Web >  Powered by RealClearPolitics.com Today's top political news and commentary: A Split Decision for GOP on Super Tuesday? (M. Duffy & R. Molla, Time) National Heritage Key to King's Legacy (Josiah Bunting, Richmond TD) The Great Need of the Hour (Barack Obama, Ebenezer Church (Atlanta)) The Choice: Clinton vs. Obama (George Packer, The New Yorker) Huckabee Fails to Expand Appeal (John Fund, Wall Street Journal) Politics Toolbox  NEW: Campaign Toolbox Everything you need to keep track of the 2008 presidential campaign. Campaign 2008: The Presidential Field > More Political News Federal Diary: Homeland Security Prepares for First Transition (By Stephen Barr) Papers Paint New Portrait of Iraq's Foreign Insurgents (By Karen DeYoung) A New Arms Race in the Gulf? (By Walter Pincus) Opinions Rallying to McCain (By Robert D. Novak) 'Missing No Blows' In Moscow (By Masha Lipman) She Brakes for Ideology (By Fred Hiatt) The Moment That Carried This Day (By Allison Silberberg) Live Discussions There are no live discussions today due to the holiday. U.S. Congress Browse every vote in the U.S. Congress since 1991. » EXPLORE THE DATABASE | House Votes | Senate Votes • Congress 110, House vote: Vote 18: H R 3524• Congress 110, House vote: Vote 17: H R 3524 • Congress 110, House vote: Vote 16: H R 3524 | |||||||||
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