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.

Saturday, February 23, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
McCain Disputed On 1999 Meeting
Broadcaster Lowell "Bud" Paxson yesterday contradicted statements from Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign that the senator did not meet with Paxson or his lobbyist before sending two controversial letters to the Federal Communications Commission on Paxson's behalf.
(By James V. Grimaldi and Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, The Washington Post)

Obama Fever Is Breaking On the Web
A Rash of New Sites Throws Some Cold Water On the Hot Candidate
(By Jose Antonio Vargas, The Washington Post)

Homeowners Losing Equity Lines
As House Values Fall, Some Banks Withdraw Credit
(By Dina ElBoghdady, The Washington Post)

Anti-Immigrant Effort Takes Hold in Md.
Grass-Roots Movement Expands Beyond Montgomery in Targeting the Undocumented
(By Pamela Constable, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Arizona's Rep. Renzi Is Indicted In Land Deal
Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.) used his position in Congress to influence a federal land-exchange deal, collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in payoffs, according to an indictment released yesterday.
(By Ben Pershing, The Washington Post)

McCain Disputed On 1999 Meeting
Broadcaster Recalls Urging FCC Contact
(By James V. Grimaldi and Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, The Washington Post)

SMU to Host Bush's Presidential Library
Cost Expected to Exceed $200 Million
(By Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post)

Justice Probes Authors Of Waterboarding Memos
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

Spy Law Lapse Blamed for Lost Information
Some Telecom Firms Not Cooperating for Fear of Liability, U.S. Says
(By Dan Eggen and Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post)

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NATION
Justice Probes Authors Of Waterboarding Memos
An internal watchdog office at the Justice Department is investigating whether Bush administration lawyers violated professional standards by issuing legal opinions that authorized the CIA to use waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques, officials confirmed yesterday.
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

Army Says It Will Restore Public Access to Online Library
(The Washington Post)

U.S. Seeks Support For Sanctioning Iran
Nuclear Issues Unresolved, IAEA Says
(By Joby Warrick and Robin Wright, The Washington Post)

Dentist of the Back Roads
House Calls to Neediest Patients Bridge Health-Care Gap
(By Mary Otto, The Washington Post)

NATION IN BRIEF
(The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Sadr Extends Truce In Iraq
BAGHDAD, Feb. 22 -- Anti-American Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr ordered his Mahdi Army militia on Friday to extend a cease-fire for six months, a decision designed to bolster his stature and power but one that U.S. and Iraqi officials hope will also increase stability in Iraq.
(By Sudarsan Raghavan and Amit R. Paley, The Washington Post)

Turkey Sends Soldiers Into N. Iraq
Offensive Against Kurdish Separatists Alarms Baghdad
(By Joshua Partlow and Amit R. Paley, The Washington Post)

In Thriving India, Wedding Sleuths Find Their Niche
(By Emily Wax, The Washington Post)

NATION IN BRIEF
(The Washington Post)

Kosovo Independence Raises Hopes for Economic Revival
Yet Obstacles Abound For Areas Damaged By Sanctions, Bombs
(By Peter Finn, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Spikes in Lead Levels Raise Doubts About Water Line Work
Lead in tap water rose to dangerously high levels in hundreds of District homes after a city water agency replaced lead service pipes to reduce health risks, according to 2006 test results made public yesterday.
(By Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post)

Dominion Plans to Dig To Add Lines in Arlington
(By Kirstin Downey, The Washington Post)

Anti-Immigrant Effort Takes Hold in Md.
Grass-Roots Movement Expands Beyond Montgomery in Targeting the Undocumented
(By Pamela Constable, The Washington Post)

Loudoun's Defiant Dairy Outpost
In Last Milk Farm, County's Once-Defining Industry Resists Suburban Encroachment
(By Kendra Marr, The Washington Post)

Dentist of the Back Roads
House Calls to Neediest Patients Bridge Health-Care Gap
(By Mary Otto, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Homeowners Losing Equity Lines
In one brief phone call, Nancy Corazzi's lender yanked away what was left of the $95,000 home equity line of credit that she and her husband took out five months ago.
(By Dina ElBoghdady, The Washington Post)

Pilot Impasse Threatens Northwest, Delta Merger
(By Harry R. Weber, The Washington Post)

Loudoun's Defiant Dairy Outpost
In Last Milk Farm, County's Once-Defining Industry Resists Suburban Encroachment
(By Kendra Marr, The Washington Post)

Dentist of the Back Roads
House Calls to Neediest Patients Bridge Health-Care Gap
(By Mary Otto, The Washington Post)

E-Tickets Only Starting June 1
Paper Is a Luxury Airlines Can't Afford
(By Kendra Marr, The Washington Post)

More Business

TECHNOLOGY
In Thriving India, Wedding Sleuths Find Their Niche
NEW DELHI -- Like a lot of young Indian couples, they met on a matrimonial Web site and within a matter of weeks were picking out the wedding invitations, reserving the horse-drawn carriages and having the bride fitted for a pearl- and gold-encrusted sari.
(By Emily Wax, The Washington Post)

E-Tickets Only Starting June 1
Paper Is a Luxury Airlines Can't Afford
(By Kendra Marr, The Washington Post)

Obama Fever Is Breaking On the Web
A Rash of New Sites Throws Some Cold Water On the Hot Candidate
(By Jose Antonio Vargas, The Washington Post)

Get It or Gimmick?
At Show, a Quest for The Ultimate Gadget
(By Allan Lengel, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
Eight Cavaliers Prove Enough to Top Wizards
LeBron James hits two free throws with 7.8 seconds left as the shorthanded Cavaliers, playing with just eight, beat the Wizards, 90-89, on Friday night.
(By Tom Withers, The Washington Post)

Free Agents Won't Be A Priority, Redskins Say
(By Mark Maske, The Washington Post)

The Terps' Seesaw Ride
(By Mike Wise, The Washington Post)

New Nationals Embrace a New Day
Dukes and Others Find Helping Hands
(By Dave Sheinin, The Washington Post)

Season Could Be on Line
As NCAA Tourney Nears, Memphis Gets Free Advice
(By Eric Prisbell, The Washington Post)

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STYLE
NAMES AND FACES
(The Washington Post)

To Knee Or Not to Knee?
In Milan, A Revived Debate Over Hemline Lengths
(By Robin Givhan, The Washington Post)

Obama Fever Is Breaking On the Web
A Rash of New Sites Throws Some Cold Water On the Hot Candidate
(By Jose Antonio Vargas, The Washington Post)

Taking the Spice Girls Reunion With a Large Grain of Salt
(By J. Freedom du Lac, The Washington Post)

In the Shadows Of Certainty, a Profound 'Doubt'
(By Nelson Pressley, The Washington Post)

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Serbia's Thugs
A SERBIAN leader delivered another demonstration Thursday of why it was necessary for NATO and the United Nations to intervene to protect the province of Kosovo and then to guide it to independence. Appearing before a large rally in Belgrade orchestrated to protest Kosovo's independence declarati...
(The Washington Post)

Handouts at the Office
At the District's tax office, the favors flowed freely.
(The Washington Post)

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