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 Waiting for Tomorrow Posted Monday, Feb. 4, 2008, at 6:12 AM ET On the eve of Super Tuesday, the papers devote lots of inches to the campaigns as the presidential contenders rushed to sway voters before what will effectively be a national primary. USA Today leads with its latest national poll that is the latest to show a tied race on the Democratic side as Sen. Barack Obama has caught up with Sen. Hillary Clinton. Things are looking better for Sen. John McCain, whose support continues to increase and now stands at 42 percent, compared to Mitt Romney's 24 percent and Mike Huckabee's 18 percent. The New York Times also leads with the elections and says the Republican race could effectively be wrapped up tomorrow, which is a sentiment that is echoed by the Wall Street Journal that says McCain could be "his party's presumptive nominee" after tomorrow's votes are counted. The Los Angeles Times, which carries a two-story lead on the campaigns, says Romney was fighting hard to "stop McCain from establishing any sense of inevitability." The Washington Post leads with a report by the Interior Department's inspector general that says the U.S. Park Police is plagued with a variety of problems that have left many national landmarks vulnerable to attack. There aren't enough officers guarding some of the biggest landmarks, and many of the officers suffer from low morale, are underequipped, and often aren't sufficiently trained to deal with problems. When the Park Police chief was asked about the claim that the monuments aren't sufficiently protected, he responded: "They're still standing." USAT goes across the top, and everyone fronts, the Super Bowl, where the New York Giants won 17-14 and ended the dream of an undefeated season for the New England Patriots. TP's favorite headline comes from the Post: "Nobody's Perfect: Giants Pull Off a Super Stunner." 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 News & Politics Map the Candidates: Which States Are Getting the Most Love? Arts & Life Why Futuristic Buildings Always Look So Goofy Style & Shopping How To Fake Your Way Through Fashion Week | Advertisement  |
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