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 Underdog Clinton Goes After Obama MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 5 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton tried repeatedly to knock Sen. Barack Obama off his footing during a high-stakes debate here on Saturday night -- criticizing his health-care proposal and questioning his ability to bring about change and actually serve as president. (By Anne E. Kornblut and Dan Balz, The Washington Post) Obama's Rise Dismays Clinton's Supporters (By Alec MacGillis, The Washington Post) Embattled Romney, Opponents Clash (By Michael D. Shear and Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post) Crowded Shuttle Schedule Sparks Worries NASA Is Confident It Can Handle Six Launches, but Experts See Risks in the Time Pressure (By Marc Kaufman, The Washington Post) Virginia Tech Families Turn Grief Into Cry For Gun Laws Mourners Fight To Close Loopholes (By Brigid Schulte and Anita Kumar, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights
Obama's Rise Dismays Clinton's Supporters MILFORD, N.H. -- The pillars of the New Hampshire Democratic establishment had filled the front tables at the party's annual dinner Friday night, the better to applaud enthusiastically when Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, their overwhelming choice for president, talked about her readiness to lead. (By Alec MacGillis, The Washington Post) Underdog Clinton Goes After Obama (By Anne E. Kornblut and Dan Balz, The Washington Post) Telecom Firm in China Sets Sights on U.S. Market Ownership, Tactics Raise Security Issues (By Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post) Embattled Romney, Opponents Clash (By Michael D. Shear and Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post) SUNDAY FIX (By Chris Cillizza And Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post) More Politics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NATION Some of Gang's Killings Race-Based LOS ANGELES -- In a murderous quest aimed at "cleansing" their turf of snitches and rival gangsters, members of one of Los Angeles County's most vicious Latino gangs sometimes killed people just because of their race, an investigation has found. (By Thomas Watkins, The Washington Post) Crowded Shuttle Schedule Sparks Worries NASA Is Confident It Can Handle Six Launches, but Experts See Risks in the Time Pressure (By Marc Kaufman, The Washington Post) Justices to Hear Arguments in Case Challenging Lethal Injections (By Robert Barnes, The Washington Post) Storm Continues to Pummel West Coast California, Nevada Hit by Snow, Floods (By Martin Griffith, The Washington Post) OPEC Not to Blame For High Oil Prices, Its President Says (By Ahmed Rouaba and Maher Chmaytelli, The Washington Post) More Nation
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Telecom Firm in China Sets Sights on U.S. Market SHENZHEN, China -- From a fortress-like corporate campus in this southern city, retired army officer Ren Zhengfei is building one of China's most successful experiments in capitalism. A mammoth operation with 70,000 employees and strong backing from the state, Huawei Technologies brags that its goal... (By Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post) A Breakthrough for TV on the Web (By Mike Musgrove, The Washington Post) Hate Those Pesky Security Lines? Seeing the 'World' the Digital Way on Second Life (By Daniel Greenberg, The Washington Post) More Technology
U-Md. Hangs Tough, Nets Confidence-Boosting Win James Gist, above, scores 25 points and Greivis Vasquez scores 24 as Maryland nearly blows a 21-point second-half lead before dispatching Charlotte, 76-74, for a third-straight victory Saturday. (By Marc Carig, The Washington Post) These Statistics Do Not Lie: Georgetown Wins Ugly The Hoyas Hold Rutgers to 31 Percent Shooting, but Give Up 43 Rebounds: Georgetown 58, Rutgers 46 (By Camille Powell, The Washington Post) Patriots Rebound To Beat Towson (By Steven Goff, The Washington Post) Celtics Top Pistons in East Showdown Boston 92, Detroit 85 (By Larry Lage, AP) Louisiana State's Miles Balances Risk, Reward Coach's Gutsy Decisions Have Propelled Tigers Into the BCS Championship Game (By Eric Prisbell, The Washington Post) More Sports
'The Wire,' Crackling With Heat Merely facing hopeless truths mitigates hopelessness. Crises become somehow less daunting for having been confronted, and therein lies one of the triumphs of HBO's "The Wire," returning Sunday for its fifth and, sad to say, final season. "The Wire" proves again, and with lacerating brilliance, th... (By Tom Shales, The Washington Post) 'Wilson's 20th Century': An August Occasion One Month, 10 Plays and Infinite Insights (By Peter Marks, The Washington Post) A Double Beefcake, Light on the Dressing (By Robin Givhan, The Washington Post) "Movies and TV have brainwashed people." Francis Ford Coppola Has a Lot of Explaining to Do. (The Washington Post) CAROLYN HAX (By Carolyn Hax, The Washington Post) More Style
Science: Human Behavior and Voting Patterns Washington Post staff writer Shankar Vedantam, who writes the Department of Human Behavior colum, and political scientist Jason Breggren discuss different voting patterns among Democrats and Republicans. (Shankar Vedantam, washingtonpost.com) More Live Discussions
Tell It to the Watermen THE PERENNIAL public debate over legalizing slot machine gambling in Maryland has entered a merciful moment of quiescence, if only because politicians finally punted the whole question to a statewide referendum this November. As that vote approaches, the argument is certain to resume, kindled... (The Washington Post) Lethal Injection Executions should not cause pain. (The Washington Post) Democracy Delayed, Again Hong Kong is told it must wait until 2017 -- at least -- for a direct vote on its government. (The Washington Post) More Editorials | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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