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 papers Mad Money By Daniel Politi Posted Friday, Feb. 29, 2008, at 6:23 AM ET The Washington Post leads with a new report that reveals more than one in 100 adults in the United States are behind bars. Holding the rank as the country that imprisons more people, both in terms of raw numbers and as a percentage of population, is hardly a cheap proposition, as states spend almost $50 billion a year on corrections. The New York Times leads with news that the Food and Drug Administration has found problems at a Chinese plant that made most of the active ingredient for Baxter International's blood thinner heparin. Baxter announced a recall of most of its products containing the lifesaving drug, which is made from pig intestines. USA Today leads with a look at how the huge turnout in the presidential primaries is making election officials nervous about potential problems in November. Officials in several states across the country are requesting more voting machines, paper ballots, and poll workers to make sure they won't have problems on Election Day. The Wall Street Journal leads its world-wide newsbox with, and the WP fronts, Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign announcing that it raised $35 million in February. Sen. Barack Obama's camp hasn't released official figures, but aides said their total was "considerably more." There are estimates that he raised about $50 million, which, combined with Clinton's total, would surpass the record that was set by President Bush and Sen. John Kerry in March 2004. It seems that lending her campaign $5 million was a good strategy for Clinton because online donations, which accounted for $30 million of the total, soared after the news got out. The Los Angeles Times leads locally with news that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appears to have cured himself of his long-held allergies to more taxes. California's governor said the state's huge budget shortfall could be decreased by closing "tax loopholes." To continue reading, click here. Daniel Politi writes "Today's Papers" for Slate. He can be reached at todayspapers@slate.com. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Sports Your Team Didn't Sign Santana? Lucky You. Arts & Life The Other Boleyn Girl: Shamelessly Prurient, Surprisingly Smart Business & Technology I'm the Idiot Who Bought an HD-DVD Player	Advertisement
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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.

Friday, February 29, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Democrats Blaze Trails In February Fundraising Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama continued to rewrite fundraising records this month, with Clinton announcing yesterday that she had rebounded from a disappointing showing in January to raise $35 million in February, by far her biggest one-month total of the campaign. (By Matthew Mosk, The Washington Post) New High In U.S. Prison Numbers Growth Attributed To More Stringent Sentencing Laws (By N.C. Aizenman, The Washington Post) Across a Nation, Olympic Fervor Chinese See Games as Global Recognition of Country's Progress (By Edward Cody, The Washington Post) Pleas for Tickets to Papal Mass Inundate Archdiocese (By Jacqueline L. Salmon and Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post) Land Value 'Correction' Surprises Homeowners (By Bill Turque, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights POLITICS Did 'SNL' Go Beyond the Pale With Fauxbama? When Barack Obama announced his candidacy for president last year, some observers questioned whether the senator from Illinois was "black enough" to embody the hopes and aspirations of African Americans. (By Paul Farhi, The Washington Post) Democrats Blaze Trails In February Fundraising (By Matthew Mosk, The Washington Post) Republicans Block Consideration of Housing Relief Package in Senate (By Paul Kane, The Washington Post) FDA Cites Problems at Chinese Plant Making Blood Thinner (By Marc Kaufman, The Washington Post) Bush Assails Democratic Candidates' Foreign Policy Views (By Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post) More Politics
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NATION New High In U.S. Prison Numbers More than one in 100 adults in the United States is in jail or prison, an all-time high that is costing state governments nearly $50 billion a year and the federal government $5 billion more, according to a report released yesterday. (By N.C. Aizenman, The Washington Post) Republicans Block Consideration of Housing Relief Package in Senate (By Paul Kane, The Washington Post) USDA Rejects 'Downer' Cow Ban Agriculture Secretary Finds Existing Meat-Processing Rules Adequate (By Christopher Lee, The Washington Post) City Council Resolution Urges Detroit Mayor to Resign (The Washington Post) FDA Cites Problems at Chinese Plant Making Blood Thinner (By Marc Kaufman, The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD Kenyan Rivals Sign Power-Sharing Agreement NAIROBI, Feb. 28 -- Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga signed a power-sharing agreement Thursday to halt ethnic violence that has killed at least 1,000 people and displaced 600,000 in a post-election crisis that has ushered this nation to anarchy's door. (By Stephanie McCrummen, The Washington Post) Despite Problems, Iraqi Leader Boasts of Success Rivals See Maliki's Confidence as Rash, but Publicly Deny a Move to Topple Him (By Amit R. Paley and Joshua Partlow, The Washington Post) In N. Korea, Eccentricity Well Off the Scale Nothing Seems Too Big When the Kims, Father and Son, Celebrate Themselves (By Blaine Harden, The Washington Post) FDA Cites Problems at Chinese Plant Making Blood Thinner (By Marc Kaufman, The Washington Post) Across a Nation, Olympic Fervor Chinese See Games as Global Recognition of Country's Progress (By Edward Cody, The Washington Post) More World METRO Pleas for Tickets to Papal Mass Inundate Archdiocese With seven weeks until Pope Benedict XVI lands in Washington, the hunt is on for one of the hottest tickets of the year: to the Mass he will offer at Nationals Park on April 17. (By Jacqueline L. Salmon and Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post) Land Value 'Correction' Surprises Homeowners (By Bill Turque, The Washington Post) Commission Votes to Raise Water Rates But a Divided WSSC Rejected a Fee To Raise Revenue to Replace Pipes (By Rosalind S. Helderman, The Washington Post) A Bold Life on the Lam Ends in Quiet Surrender Over 4 Decades, Md. Fugitive Evaded Authorities and Lived in Plain Sight (By Avis Thomas-Lester, The Washington Post) Council Approves Controversial Downtown Revitalization Project (By Kristen Mack, The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS Universal Music Buys Latin Labels Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company and home to such artists as Eminem and Sheryl Crow, said it had agreed to buy Univision Music Group, the industry's largest collection of Spanish-language labels and part of the Univision media empire. (By Frank Ahrens, The Washington Post) Freddie Mac Reports $2.5 Billion Loss Panel to Assess Management (By David S. Hilzenrath, The Washington Post) Bernanke Doesn't See Stagflation Picture, However, Isn't Pretty (By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post) Victoria's Revelation Brand Is 'Too Sexy,' Chief Says (By Ylan Q. Mui, The Washington Post) FDA Cites Problems at Chinese Plant Making Blood Thinner (By Marc Kaufman, The Washington Post) More Business TECHNOLOGY For XM, Fewer Losses And More Subscribers XM Satellite Radio said yesterday that it trimmed its loss while adding more subscribers in the fourth quarter, and its executives said they remain hopeful that its merger with Sirius Satellite Radio will be approved. But as the wait for the regulatory go-ahead drags on, the company also tried to... (By Cecilia Kang, The Washington Post) House Lawmakers Question Privacy in Cyber-Security Plan (By Brian Krebs, The Washington Post) Struggling Sprint Reports Huge Loss Insolvent Subscribers Partly to Blame for Nearly $30 Billion Hit (By Zachary A. Goldfarb, The Washington Post) Democrats Blaze Trails In February Fundraising (By Matthew Mosk, The Washington Post) FTC Chairman Set to Leave Post (By Annys Shin, The Washington Post) More Technology SPORTS Smoker Thrust Into Grown-Up Situation Josh Smoker, the youngest player in the Nationals' camp at 19, gets a feel for what it is like to be a major leaguer while the team gets a feel for one of its better prospects. (By Barry Svrluga, The Washington Post) Oden Gets a Vote for Standing Up for His Beliefs (By Michael Wilbon, The Washington Post) Huet To Start Tonight For Caps Move Casts Doubt On Kolzig's Future (By Tarik El-Bashir, The Washington Post) Gist Gets It Done for Terps Senior Scores Career-High 31 Points, Maryland Bolsters Tournament Hopes With Key Road Win : Maryland 74, Wake Forest 70 (By Eric Prisbell, The Washington Post) Modifications Are Made to Disability Program (By Mark Maske, The Washington Post) More Sports STYLE 'Chicago 10': Right On Ding-dong, the dumps are done: After a slew of awful late-winter studio releases, the first great film of 2008 has arrived. "Chicago 10," Brett Morgen's bold, ambitious and improbably affecting documentary about the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago and the trial that followed, not only... (By Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post) Chef Robert Irvine, Peppered in Controversy (By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts, The Washington Post) Did 'SNL' Go Beyond the Pale With Fauxbama? Lorne Michaels Defends Casting Of Non-Black Man in Sketch (By Paul Farhi, The Washington Post) New York City Ballet, Moving to Its Own Rhythms (By Sarah Kaufman, The Washington Post) Leap Day: When There Are Too Few Hours in the Year (By Monica Hesse, The Washington Post) More Style LIVE DISCUSSIONS 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) Books -- 'What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love, and Marriage' (Amy Sutherland, washingtonpost.com) Meet the Comics Pages: Lio (Mark Tatulli, washingtonpost.com) Behind the Screen Hollywood and Indie Offerings (Desson Thomson, washingtonpost.com) More Live Discussions More Safeguards IN THE COMING days, the Senate will be tasked with salvaging a badly discredited agency: the Consumer Product Safety Commission. After last year's repeated recalls of unsafe toys and consumer panic over just about everything coming out of China (which covers a lot), the House in December unanimou... (The Washington Post) Olympic Speech Athletes should not be muzzled while in Beijing. (The Washington Post) The Shot-and-a-Beer Crowd Virginia lawmakers want to have guns everywhere. (The Washington Post) Leap Day No thanks to Julius Caesar. (The Washington Post)

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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.

Thursday, February 28, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Sunni Forces Losing Patience With U.S. BAGHDAD, Feb. 27 -- U.S.-backed Sunni volunteer forces, which have played a vital role in reducing violence in Iraq, are increasingly frustrated with the American military and the Iraqi government over what they see as a lack of recognition of their growing political clout and insufficient U.S.... (By Sudarsan Raghavan and Amit R. Paley, The Washington Post) 'Virtual Fence' Along Border To Be Delayed U.S. Retooling High-Tech Barrier After 28-Mile Pilot Project Fails (By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post) Clinton Campaign Pours Resources Into Two Crucial Primaries (By Anne E. Kornblut and Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post) At the High Court, Damage Control (By Dana Milbank, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights POLITICS Clash on Iraq Could Be McCain-Obama Preview TYLER, Tex., Feb. 27 -- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) accused Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) of making ill-informed comments about Iraq and al-Qaeda in Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate, signaling that a general-election brawl between the colleagues would center in part on who has the foreign... (By Michael D. Shear and Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post) Pact Would Give Global AIDS Fight Triple the Money (By David Brown, The Washington Post) House Democrats Hold Plan for Ethics Office (By Ben Pershing, The Washington Post) Senate Continues Debate on Iraq Pullout 2 Bills Unlikely to Pass, but Both Parties Square Off With Eye Toward Elections (By Paul Kane, The Washington Post) House Votes to End Big Oil's Tax Breaks Despite Veto Threat, Bill to Boost Renewable Energy Is Sent to Senate (By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post) More Politics
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NATION 'Virtual Fence' Along Border To Be Delayed The Bush administration has scaled back plans to quickly build a "virtual fence" along the U.S.-Mexico border, delaying completion of the first phase of the project by at least three years and shifting away from a network of tower-mounted sensors and surveillance gear, federal officials said... (By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post) Justices Assess Financial Damages in Exxon Valdez Case Supreme Court May Reduce Billions Awarded Over Environmental Debacle in Prince William Sound (By Robert Barnes, The Washington Post) An Upside for the Middle Class Lost Amid the Stresses Are Gains in Standard of Living (By Michael A. Fletcher, The Washington Post) Justices Let Age Bias Lawsuit Move Ahead (By Robert Barnes, The Washington Post) NATION IN BRIEF (The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD Pact Would Give Global AIDS Fight Triple the Money House leaders from both parties and the White House yesterday reached agreement on a bill that would more than triple funding for the Bush administration's global AIDS program, already the largest foreign aid initiative aimed at fighting a single disease in U.S. history. (By David Brown, The Washington Post) Strikes Destroy Ministry in Gaza, Kill 10 Palestinians Rocket Attacks By Hamas Leave One Israeli Dead (By Griff Witte, The Washington Post) Sunni Forces Losing Patience With U.S. Citing Lack of Support, Frustrated Iraqi Volunteers Are Abandoning Posts (By Sudarsan Raghavan and Amit R. Paley, The Washington Post) Clash on Iraq Could Be McCain-Obama Preview (By Michael D. Shear and Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post) Senate Continues Debate on Iraq Pullout 2 Bills Unlikely to Pass, but Both Parties Square Off With Eye Toward Elections (By Paul Kane, The Washington Post) More World METRO D.C. Could Have Done More To Help 4 Sisters, Families Say Relatives of the four girls whose decomposed bodies were found last month in a Southeast Washington rowhouse have hired lawyers to pursue claims against the D.C. government for failing to prevent months of neglect and abuse. (By Keith L. Alexander and Petula Dvorak, The Washington Post) District to Limit Visitor Parking Near Ballpark (By Daniel LeDuc, The Washington Post) Bill Targets Frequent Test-Takers at DMV Officials Say Some Who Repeatedly Fail Exams Are Using Office as Driving School (By Anita Kumar, The Washington Post) D.C. Health Alliance Faulted on Eligibility Control (By Susan Levine, The Washington Post) Parents Protest Plan for School Closures In Revising List, Chancellor Cites Academic Achievement, Facility Design Issues (By V. Dion Haynes, The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS Bernanke Signals Rate Cuts On Concern About Economy Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke came to Capitol Hill yesterday during a swirl of new evidence that the economy is getting weaker and inflation is on the rise. But his message was the same as it has been since the beginning of the year: His foremost concern is the slumping economy, and more... (By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post) House Votes to End Big Oil's Tax Breaks Despite Veto Threat, Bill to Boost Renewable Energy Is Sent to Senate (By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post) Color of Money Book Club (Michelle Singletary, washingtonpost.com) An Upside for the Middle Class Lost Amid the Stresses Are Gains in Standard of Living (By Michael A. Fletcher, The Washington Post) D.C. Could Have Done More To Help 4 Sisters, Families Say (By Keith L. Alexander and Petula Dvorak, The Washington Post) More Business TECHNOLOGY Comcast Accused of Falsely Taking Hearing Seats The organizer of a federal hearing Monday at Harvard Law School on Comcast's treatment of subscriber Internet traffic said yesterday that "seat-warmers" hired by the company prevented other people from attending. (By Mark Jewell, The Washington Post) The Frustration of Format Wars (By Rob Pegoraro, The Washington Post) E.U. Slaps Third Fine on Microsoft (By Kevin Sullivan, The Washington Post) 'Virtual Fence' Along Border To Be Delayed U.S. Retooling High-Tech Barrier After 28-Mile Pilot Project Fails (By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post) Traversing a Parallel Universe (By Mike Musgrove,, The Washington Post) More Technology SPORTS For Johnson, An Exhibition Of Pure Joy Wednesday brings a huge adrenaline rush for Nationals first baseman Nick Johnson as he gets his first semblance of competition since he fractured his right leg on Sept. 23, 2006. (By Barry Svrluga, The Washington Post) NFL's Buried Treasure Extensive Use of Franchise Tag Keeps Stars off Free Agent Market (By Mark Maske, The Washington Post) Butler Has Torn Labrum In Left Hip (By Ivan Carter, The Washington Post) Sprink Shoots Navy Into First Place Senior Scores 34 To Sink American: Navy 83, American 68 (By Christian Swezey, The Washington Post) Big Burst in Second Half Lifts Colonials No. 15 George Washington 75, Richmond 59 (AP) More Sports STYLE Empty, Open Arms Chris Pohl came to the recent Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington to peddle hats. (By Kevin Merida, The Washington Post) The Reliable Source (By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts, The Washington Post) Taylor Swift Puts The Kid in Country At 18, the Singer-Songwriter Already Has a Lot to Crow About. Sweet. (By J. Freedom du Lac, The Washington Post) William F. Buckley Jr., Rapier Wit Of the Right (By Henry Allen, The Washington Post) NSO's Promising Date With Christoph Eschenbach (By Anne Midgette, The Washington Post) More Style LIVE DISCUSSIONS Celebritology Live Join Celebritology blogger Liz Kelly to gab about the latest celebrity pairings (and splittings), rising stars (and falling ones) and get the scoop on the latest gossip making waves across the Web. (Liz Kelly, washingtonpost.com) Got Plans? 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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 papers Fighting for Survival By Daniel Politi Posted Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008, at 6:20 AM ET The New York Times, Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal's world-wide newsbox lead with yesterday's Democratic debate in Ohio, where Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama clashed over a number of issues, including campaign tactics, Iraq, health care, and NAFTA. As opposed to the largely cordial encounter last week, the sharp words began almost as soon as the debate got started yesterday, although it did remain "generally civil," as the WP points out. There was huge anticipation for the 20th, and maybe final, Democratic debate of the primary season, which was seen as possibly the last chance for Clinton to stop Obama's momentum before the contests in Ohio and Texas that have been described as must-win states. But, overall, nobody thinks Clinton was able to drastically change the race last night with her criticisms of Obama. Whoever ends up winning the nomination will face a tough time against Sen. John McCain, notes the Los Angeles Times in its lead story. A new in-house nationwide poll shows 61 percent of voters view McCain favorably. McCain holds an advantages in several fronts as voters are more likely to rate him as the strongest leader who has "the right experience" and would be better at protecting the country and dealing with Iraq. On the economy, McCain gets higher marks than Obama but not Clinton. In a hypothetical matchup, McCain gets more support than either of the two Democratic contenders, leading Clinton by 6 percentage points and Obama by 2 points, which is within the poll's margin of error. USA Today leads with the as many as 3 million people in Florida who were left without power yesterday. A malfunction forced two nuclear reactors to shut down and led to a blackout that affected "one-sixth of Florida's population." Energy experts are now trying to figure out what happened. Although officials contend the nuclear reactors were meant to shut down in order to avoid more damage, they still don't understand why the blackout was so expansive. To continue reading, click here. Daniel Politi writes "Today's Papers" for Slate. He can be reached at todayspapers@slate.com. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Business & Tech Why Wal-Mart Is Thriving While the Economy Is Tanking News & Politics Since When Can't You Get Oxygen on a Plane? Arts & Life The Life and Times of America's Greatest Hoaxer	Advertisement
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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.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS In a Crucial State, a Contentious Debate CLEVELAND, Feb. 26 -- In their final debate before critical primaries in Ohio and Texas, Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton clashed sharply on familiar ground, arguing Tuesday night over who has the better health-care plan, who has been right about Iraq and who would move most... (By Dan Balz, Anne E. Kornblut and Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post) U.S. Steps Up Deportation Of Immigrant Criminals (By Ernesto Londoño, The Washington Post) Housing Woes Put Bush, Hill At Odds White House Opposes Use of Tax Dollars (By David Cho and Lyndsey Layton, The Washington Post) Merchants in Britain Give Young Loiterers an Earful Shrill Noise Repels Kids but Not Adults (By Karla Adam, The Washington Post) Imam From Va. Mosque Now Thought to Have Aided Al-Qaeda (By Susan Schmidt, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights POLITICS In the Democratic Debate, Cooler Heads Prevail People and pundits who carp when political debates get too harsh and hostile can be counted on to complain that last night's debate between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, televised on cable's MSNBC, was too tame and tepid. It was, in fact, a relief to find both Democratic presidential candidat... (By Tom Shales, The Washington Post) In a Crucial State, a Contentious Debate Clinton and Obama Clash Over Tactics In Ohio Showdown (By Dan Balz, Anne E. Kornblut and Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post) Housing Woes Put Bush, Hill At Odds White House Opposes Use of Tax Dollars (By David Cho and Lyndsey Layton, The Washington Post) GOP Halts Effort to Retrieve White House E-Mails (By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post) Senate Agrees To Debate Bill On Iraq Pullout Decision Backed by GOP Foes of Measure (By Paul Kane, The Washington Post) More Politics
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NATION Housing Woes Put Bush, Hill At Odds Congressional leaders yesterday gathered support for aggressive changes to bankruptcy laws that would help troubled homeowners, even as the Bush administration threatened to veto the plan and emphasized its opposition to any program that would risk tax dollars. (By David Cho and Lyndsey Layton, The Washington Post) U.S. Steps Up Deportation Of Immigrant Criminals (By Ernesto Londoño, The Washington Post) Fla. Power Outage Affects Millions Reach of Substation Glitch Baffles Officials (By Peter Whoriskey and Steven Mufson, The Washington Post) Ruling May Aid Those Charging Age Bias (By Robert Barnes, The Washington Post) NATION IN BRIEF (The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD Merchants in Britain Give Young Loiterers an Earful ABINGDON, England -- Jordan Webb can predict the exact time of day his head will start aching. If the 10-year-old lingers outside the Reynolds grocery store past 5 p.m., a small black device latched onto the storefront and operated on a timer will emit a high-pitched sound that makes the boy's skull... (By Karla Adam, The Washington Post) With Change in the Air, Cubans Speculate on Currency Rumors of Quick Demise Of 2-Tier System Untrue (By Manuel Roig-Franzia, The Washington Post) In North Korea, Breaking a Barrier With Sound N.Y. Philharmonic's Landmark Concert Opens 'a Little Door' (By Blaine Harden, The Washington Post) In a Crucial State, a Contentious Debate Clinton and Obama Clash Over Tactics In Ohio Showdown (By Dan Balz, Anne E. 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