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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| TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Global Stocks Plunge as U.S. Crisis Spreads Stock markets around the world plummeted yesterday as a financial crisis that began in the market for U.S. home mortgages spread to almost all corners of the globe. (By Neil Irwin and Zachary A. Goldfarb, The Washington Post) More Room to Fall (Steven Pearlstein, The Washington Post) Voices Are Raised in Democratic Debate Rancor Between Obama and Clinton Continues in S.C. (By Dan Balz and Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post) ANALYSIS: The Other Clinton Is an Absent Presence (By Dan Balz, The Washington Post) As Abortion Rate Drops, Use of RU-486 Is on Rise (By Rob Stein, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights
Voices Are Raised in Democratic Debate MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., Jan. 21 -- The Democratic presidential front-runners clashed angrily in a debate Monday night, with Sen. Barack Obama accusing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband of repeatedly distorting his positions and Clinton asserting that Obama is trying to run away from his rec... (By Dan Balz and Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post) ANALYSIS: The Other Clinton Is an Absent Presence (By Dan Balz, The Washington Post) Global Stocks Plunge as U.S. Crisis Spreads Sell-Offs on All Major Exchanges (By Neil Irwin and Zachary A. Goldfarb, The Washington Post) ID Rules To Change For Canada Crossings DHS Defies Congress By Going Forward Now (By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post) White House Has No Comprehensive E-Mail Archive System Used by Clinton Was Scrapped (By Elizabeth Williamson and Dan Eggen, The Washington Post) More Politics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Memory of a Coach Who Never Quit Keeps an Unlikely Program on Solid Ice Throughout his life, Paul McKenzie, the founder of Wilson High's ice hockey team, was devoted to stabilizing his program. Now, the Tigers are on solid ice 11 months after his death. (By Jeff Nelson, The Washington Post) Thomas Is Cautious, But He Looks to Return (By Ivan Carter, The Washington Post) Capitals Escape Pittsburgh With Win Ovechkin Leads NHL in Goals: Capitals 6, Penguins 5 (By Tarik El-Bashir, The Washington Post) Hoyas Enact Containment Policy Defense Tightens at the End of Regulation as Georgetown Rallies for an Overtime Win : Georgetown 64, Syracuse 62 (By Camille Powell, The Washington Post) Curlin Is Runaway Winner of Horse of Year at Eclipse Awards (The Washington Post) More Sports
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Freedom Rock (J. Freedom du Lac, washingtonpost.com) The Chat House Sports News (Michael Wilbon, washingtonpost.com) Lean Plate Club Talk About Nutrition and Health (Sally Squires, washingtonpost.com) Opinion Focus (Eugene Robinson, washingtonpost.com) Science: Energy Efficiency to Curb Climate Change (Doug Struck, washingtonpost.com) More Live Discussions
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