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.

Thursday, January 24, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Negotiators Grappling With Stimulus Plan
The White House and congressional leaders struggled yesterday to preserve their newfound alliance on the economy in the face of revolts in both parties over the shape of a potential stimulus package and of debates over issues such as health care and warrantless surveillance.
(By Jonathan Weisman and Peter Baker, The Washington Post)

Terrorism Probe Points to Reach Of Web Networks
(By Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post)

Romney, McCain Take Lead in Fla.; Tax Talk Pervades
(By Michael D. Shear and Dan Balz, The Washington Post)

The Complex Crux Of Wireless Warfare
Viability of Software for Army Weapons System Questioned
(By Alec Klein, The Washington Post)

Black Readers Are Jolted by a Chain's Demise
Loss of Karibu, a Result Of Owners' Rift, Leaves A Hole in a Community
(By Lonnae O'Neal Parker and Hamil R. Harris, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Some in Party Bristle At Clintons' Attacks
DILLON, S.C., Jan. 23 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign aired a new radio ad here Wednesday that repeated a discredited charge against Sen. Barack Obama, in what some Democrats said is part of an increasing pattern of hardball politics by her and former president Bill Clinton.
(By Alec MacGillis and Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post)

Wall St. U-Turn Pulls U.S. Stocks Out of Nosedive
(By Neil Irwin and Frank Ahrens, The Washington Post)

Negotiators Grappling With Stimulus Plan
White House, Hill Strive to Maintain Bipartisanship
(By Jonathan Weisman and Peter Baker, The Washington Post)

Senate Opens Debate On Wiretap Measure
Telephone Company Immunity at Issue
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

Bush's Second Child Insurance Veto Stands in House
(By Christopher Lee, The Washington Post)

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NATION
Wall St. U-Turn Pulls U.S. Stocks Out of Nosedive
The stock market soared yesterday afternoon, capping a remarkably volatile day, as new efforts by key players in the U.S. financial system aim to raise enough cash to guard against some of the fallout of the credit crisis.
(By Neil Irwin and Frank Ahrens, The Washington Post)

Terrorism Probe Points to Reach Of Web Networks
(By Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post)

The Complex Crux Of Wireless Warfare
Viability of Software for Army Weapons System Questioned
(By Alec Klein, The Washington Post)

In Cyberspace, Everyone Can Hear You Scream
(By Marc Fisher, The Washington Post)

NATION IN BRIEF
(The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Olympic Teams Prepare for the Dirty Air in Beijing
BEIJING -- American runners are trying out face masks. Dutch cyclists will train in South Korea.
(By Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post)

Supporters at Home and Abroad Backing Away From Musharraf
Retired Military Group in Pakistan Tells President to Step Down
(By John Ward Anderson and Robin Wright, The Washington Post)

Gazans Stream Into Egypt As Border Wall Is Breached
(By Ellen Knickmeyer, The Washington Post)

Zimbabwe Police Break Up Protest
Rally Organized as Test of New Laws on Political Freedom
(By Craig Timberg, The Washington Post)

Wall St. U-Turn Pulls U.S. Stocks Out of Nosedive
(By Neil Irwin and Frank Ahrens, The Washington Post)

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METRO
O'Malley's State of the State a Fiscal Reality Check
Saddled with a slumping economy and a lingering budget pinch, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley delivered a State of the State address yesterday that acknowledged "totally understandable" frustration over recently passed tax increases but defended them as necessary to "protect our priorities."
(By John Wagner, The Washington Post)

Black Readers Are Jolted by a Chain's Demise
Loss of Karibu, a Result Of Owners' Rift, Leaves A Hole in a Community
(By Lonnae O'Neal Parker and Hamil R. Harris, The Washington Post)

Virginia's Sangria Ban At Issue in 2 Hearings
(By Anita Kumar, The Washington Post)

4th Teen Was Injured in Shooting Near Ballou
(By Theola Labbé and Allison Klein, The Washington Post)

Terrorism Probe Points to Reach Of Web Networks
(By Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Wall St. U-Turn Pulls U.S. Stocks Out of Nosedive
The stock market soared yesterday afternoon, capping a remarkably volatile day, as new efforts by key players in the U.S. financial system aim to raise enough cash to guard against some of the fallout of the credit crisis.
(By Neil Irwin and Frank Ahrens, The Washington Post)

Bad Loans Help Push Sallie Mae To Loss
Student Lender Concedes It Made Poor Decisions
(By David S. Hilzenrath, The Washington Post)

The Complex Crux Of Wireless Warfare
Viability of Software for Army Weapons System Questioned
(By Alec Klein, The Washington Post)

Black Readers Are Jolted by a Chain's Demise
Loss of Karibu, a Result Of Owners' Rift, Leaves A Hole in a Community
(By Lonnae O'Neal Parker and Hamil R. Harris, The Washington Post)

Negotiators Grappling With Stimulus Plan
White House, Hill Strive to Maintain Bipartisanship
(By Jonathan Weisman and Peter Baker, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
The Complex Crux Of Wireless Warfare
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- hostlist.6223.soscoe.c16.
(By Alec Klein, The Washington Post)

A Clearer View of Vista
(By Rob Pegoraro, The Washington Post)

The Slimming of the MacBook
(By Steven Levy, The Washington Post)

HGS Stock Dips After It Ends Hepatitis C Test
Concern Over High Dose Causes 44 Percent Swoon
(By Cecilia Kang, The Washington Post)

Executive Who Steered EBay's Rise to Retire
(By Amanda Fehd, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
Redskins, Zorn Talk Offense
The Washington Redskins switched their emphasis Wednesday away from hiring a new head coach to filling out the assistant coaching staff.
(By Jason La Canfora, The Washington Post)

A Long Struggle To Get Back Up And Running
16 Months After Breaking Leg, Nats' Johnson Is Ready to Battle for the Job at First Base
(By Barry Svrluga, The Washington Post)

Boudreau's Big Evening Ends With Loss for Caps
Maple Leafs 3, Capitals 2
(By Tarik El-Bashir, The Washington Post)

Mistakes by the Lake: Cleveland Drills Wizards
Cavaliers 121, Wizards 85
(By Ivan Carter, The Washington Post)

Getting Back Into the Rotation
After Horrific Crash, Alaskan Is Up to His Old Trick: Back Flips on a Snowmobile
(By Ryan Mink, The Washington Post)

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STYLE
Ready To Rambo
LOS ANGELES Sylvester Stallone, in tight cashmere, his forearms as ripped as Popeye's, enters the hotel suite, which has been arranged for "a mini press conference." The chairs are filled with Rambo reporters, some wearing Rambo bandannas, Rambo T-shirts, Rambo fatigues. It will not be a tough...
(By William Booth, The Washington Post)

The Reliable Source
(By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts, The Washington Post)

A Legacy That Remains To Be Seen
Heath Ledger, Like Others, Left Films Behind
(By Linton Weeks, The Washington Post)

'La Bayadére' Takes Flight on the Wings of the Kirov
(By Sarah Kaufman, The Washington Post)

'Argonautika' Charts a New Course for the Mythic Voyage
(By Peter Marks, The Washington Post)

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LIVE DISCUSSIONS
NFL Playoffs
Post NFL Editor Cindy Boren takes your questions about this weekend's slate of playoff games.
(Cindy Boren, washingtonpost.com)

Got Plans?
(The Going Out Gurus, washingtonpost.com)

National Security and Intelligence
(Dana Priest, washingtonpost.com)

Slate: 'The Race Card'
(Richard Thompson Ford, washingtonpost.com)

Sundance Film Festival
The Latest From Park City
(William Booth, washingtonpost.com)

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EDITORIALS
There You Go Again
The Democratic presidential candidates have shifted their squabbling from Martin Luther King Jr. to Ronald Reagan.
(The Washington Post)

Breach in Gaza
As thousands stream across the border to Egypt, Hamas blockades the peace process.
(The Washington Post)

Don't Call Us
Or at least, be polite.
(The Washington Post)

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