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 Huckabee Wins Iowa's Republican Caucuses DES MOINES, Jan. 3 -- Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee rode a wave of evangelical fervor to victory over Mitt Romney in Iowa's Republican caucus Thursday, an outcome that hardly seemed possible two months ago. (By Michael D. Shear and Perry Bacon Jr., The Washington Post) Video of Sleeping Guards Shakes Nuclear Industry Sight of Guards Asleep Shakes Industry (By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post) A Drunken Night in Iraq, A Soldier Is Left Behind (By Donna St. George, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights
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| NATION Video of Sleeping Guards Shakes Nuclear Industry Kerry Beal was taken aback when he discovered last March that many of his fellow security guards at the Peach Bottom nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania were taking regular naps in what they called "the ready room." (By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post) Portrait Cost Indian Museum $48,500 Senators, Trustees Question Spending By Former Director (By James V. Grimaldi, The Washington Post) A Drunken Night in Iraq, A Soldier Is Left Behind (By Donna St. George, The Washington Post) Navy's Use of Sonar Is Severely Limited Rules Aim to Protect Marine Mammals (By Marc Kaufman, The Washington Post) NASA Schedules Date For Atlantis to Launch But Sensor Problem Could Delay Mission (By Marc Kaufman, The Washington Post) More Nation
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The Washington Capitals Washington Post staff writer Tarik El-Bashir will be online to take your questions about the Caps and the NHL. (Tarik El-Bashir, washingtonpost.com) On TV Reality, Non-Reality and Everything In-Between (Lisa de Moraes, washingtonpost.com) Real Estate Live (Maryann Haggerty and Elizabeth Razzi, washingtonpost.com) Behind the Screen Hollywood and Indie Offerings (Desson Thomson, washingtonpost.com) College Football and Basketball (Eric Prisbell and Marc Carig, washingtonpost.com) More Live Discussions
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