Barack Obama Will Never Be President

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Obama later added three amendments to S. 2611, the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act," sponsored by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA).

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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Thursday, January 17, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
U.S. Boosts Its Use of Airstrikes In Iraq
The U.S. military conducted more than five times as many airstrikes in Iraq last year as it did in 2006, targeting al-Qaeda safe houses, insurgent bombmaking facilities and weapons stockpiles in an aggressive strategy aimed at supporting the U.S. troop increase by overwhelming enemies with air po...
(By Josh White, The Washington Post)

Abortions Hit Lowest Number Since 1976
(By Rob Stein, The Washington Post)

Federal Qualms Leave Dulles Rail at Risk
Supporters, Taken by Surprise and Seeking Answers, Rush to Save the Project
(By Amy Gardner, The Washington Post)

Scrutiny Of Veterans Charities Continues
Calif. Businessman Sees 'Witch Hunt'
(By Philip Rucker, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
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A rush by President Bush and Democratic leaders to assemble an economic stimulus package to stave off a recession is being complicated by a potentially debilitating brew of presidential politics, ideological differences and special interest lobbying.
(By Jonathan Weisman and Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, The Washington Post)

Navy Wins Exemption From Bush to Continue Sonar Exercises in Calif.
President Cites National Security in Order
(By Marc Kaufman, The Washington Post)

House Panel Criticizes CIA Tape Destruction
(By Walter Pincus and Joby Warrick, The Washington Post)

Ex-Congressman Indicted In Terrorism-Funding Case
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

White House Says It Routinely Overwrote E-Mail Tapes From 2001 to 2003
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NATION
Scrutiny Of Veterans Charities Continues
With scores of U.S. soldiers returning home from Vietnam, California businessman and Army veteran Roger Chapin founded a charity in 1971 dedicated to those troops recuperating in hospitals.
(By Philip Rucker, The Washington Post)

Navy Wins Exemption From Bush to Continue Sonar Exercises in Calif.
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(By Marc Kaufman, The Washington Post)

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Court Lets 'Party Boss' Law Stand, Reluctantly
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Ex-Congressman Indicted In Terrorism-Funding Case
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

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WORLD
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(By Josh White, The Washington Post)

47 Killed as Insurgents Take Key Fort in NW Pakistan
(By Griff Witte and Imtiaz Ali, The Washington Post)

Democracy Activists Disappointed in Bush
Mideast Tour Seen as Failure To Revive Earlier Emphasis; Economic Woes Grow Urgent
(By Ellen Knickmeyer, The Washington Post)

Army Chief May Shorten Tours In Iraq, Afghanistan by Summer
(By Ann Scott Tyson, The Washington Post)

Protest Rallies Across Kenya Draw Relatively Small Crowds
(By Stephanie McCrummen, The Washington Post)

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Weekend Station Repairs Will Slow Metro Service
Metro riders who plan to take Red, Orange or Blue line trains this weekend, take note, especially if traveling downtown. Wizards, Hoyas and Caps fans, pay special attention. (And parents who plan to take the kids to see Disney on Ice during Presidents' Day weekend next month, this applies to you ...
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Bill Targets Workers Who Speak No English
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Federal Qualms Leave Dulles Rail at Risk
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The author James Baldwin once summed up quite nicely my feeling about Refund Anticipation Loans, which are heavily marketed this time of year by tax-preparation companies.
(By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post)

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(By Frank Ahrens, The Washington Post)

A Mission to Rebuild Reputations
Upcoming Deals to Test Reforms at Air Force, Boeing
(By Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post)

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(By Philip Rucker, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
White House Says It Routinely Overwrote E-Mail Tapes From 2001 to 2003
E-mail messages sent and received by White House personnel during the first three years of the Bush administration were routinely recorded on tapes that were "recycled," the White House's chief information officer said in a court filing this week.
(By Elizabeth Williamson and Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

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(By Del Quentin Wilber, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
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(By Adam Kilgore, The Washington Post)

The Arenas Factor
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(By Steven Goff, The Washington Post)

Knight Wins 900th as Red Raiders Upset Aggies
Texas Tech 68, No. 10 Texas A&M 53
(AP)

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No Assembly Required
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(By Monica Hesse, The Washington Post)

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Lyrics in Campaign Theme Songs Can Be Hilariously Off-Key
(By Paul Farhi, The Washington Post)

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(By James V. Grimaldi, The Washington Post)

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(By Peter Marks, The Washington Post)

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LIVE DISCUSSIONS
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EDITORIALS
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On returning to Chicago, Obama directed a voter registration drive. After describing his maternal grandfather's experiences as a World War II veteran and a beneficiary of the New Deal's FHA and G.I. Bill programs, Obama said: No, people don't expect government to solve all their problems. In February 2007, standing before the Old State Capitol building in Springfield, Illinois, Obama announced his candidacy for the 2008 U.S. presidential election. The speech touched off a public debate among rival leaders, some formally challenging Obama's remarks as unfair and improper, others defending his positions. It was an immediate bestseller and remains on the New York Times Best Seller List. There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and patriots who supported the war in Iraq. Also during the first month of the 110th Congress, Obama introduced the "Iraq War De-Escalation Act," a bill that caps troop levels in Iraq at January 10, 2007 levels, begins phased redeployment on May 1, 2007, and removes all combat brigades from Iraq by March 31, 2008. Also during the first month of the 110th Congress, Obama introduced the "Iraq War De-Escalation Act," a bill that caps troop levels in Iraq at January 10, 2007 levels, begins phased redeployment on May 1, 2007, and removes all combat brigades from Iraq by March 31, 2008. In Dreams from My Father, he ties his maternal family history to possible Native American ancestors and distant relatives of Jefferson Davis, president of the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War. Obama participated in 38 fundraising events in 2005, helping to pull in US$6. After the visits, Obama traveled to Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian territories. Obama has encouraged Democrats to reach out to evangelicals and other religious people, saying, "if we truly hope to speak to people where they’re at—to communicate our hopes and values in a way that’s relevant to their own—we cannot abandon the field of religious discourse. US$24.8 million of Obama's first quarter funds can be used in the primaries, the highest of any 2008 presidential candidate.

In January 2006, Obama joined a Congressional delegation for meetings with U.S. military in Kuwait and Iraq. " In January 2007, Obama spoke at an event organized by Families USA, a health care advocacy group.

" In an October 2006 interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Obama highlighted the diversity of his extended family: "Michelle will tell you that when we get together for Christmas or Thanksgiving, it's like a little mini-United Nations," he said. Speaking to an elderly Jewish audience during his 2004 campaign for U.S. Senate, Obama linked the linguistic roots of his East African first name Barack to the Hebrew word baruch, meaning "blessed.

On returning to Chicago, Obama directed a voter registration drive.



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