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 09, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
No Funds in Bush Budget For Troop-Benefits Plan
President Bush drew great applause during his State of the Union address last month when he called on Congress to allow U.S. troops to transfer their unused education benefits to family members. "Our military families serve our nation, they inspire our nation, and tonight our nation honors them," he...
(By Michael Abramowitz and Robin Wright, The Washington Post)

Spanning the U.S. to Bridge a Rift
(By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post)

Cheney Joins Congress In Opposing D.C. Gun Ban
Vice President Breaks With Administration
(By Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)

Writers to Consider Deal Today That May End Strike
(By Lisa de Moraes and Paul Farhi, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Stumping for Obama, Fenty Says Primary Is Important for D.C., Too
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty opened a D.C. campaign office for Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama yesterday and used the occasion to stress the importance of Tuesday's primary election for a city that is seeking congressional voting rights and to urge residents to turn out in large numbers at the...
(By David Nakamura, The Washington Post)

A Crash Course In God and Politics
Books on Faith and Public Life Proliferate as Election Nears
(By Daniel Burke, The Washington Post)

History and Necessity Unite Bush, McCain
Old Rivals Need Each Other to Unify GOP And Maintain the President's Iraq Policy
(By Peter Baker and Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post)

No Funds in Bush Budget For Troop-Benefits Plan
He Made Proposal in January Speech
(By Michael Abramowitz and Robin Wright, The Washington Post)

Cheney Joins Congress In Opposing D.C. Gun Ban
Vice President Breaks With Administration
(By Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)

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NATION
No Funds in Bush Budget For Troop-Benefits Plan
President Bush drew great applause during his State of the Union address last month when he called on Congress to allow U.S. troops to transfer their unused education benefits to family members. "Our military families serve our nation, they inspire our nation, and tonight our nation honors them," he...
(By Michael Abramowitz and Robin Wright, The Washington Post)

Court Rejects Emission 'Trades'
EPA Effort to Limit Mercury Output Is Said to Ignore Law
(By David A. Fahrenthold and Steven Mufson, The Washington Post)

Bush Sees Tornado Damage Firsthand
President Pledges Federal Aid to Tenn.
(By Josh White, The Washington Post)

Gunman Left Suicide Note With A Warning
'Truth Will Come Out in the End'
(The Washington Post)

NATION IN BRIEF
(The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Probe: Bhutto Killed by Blast, Not Bullet
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 8 -- Scotland Yard investigators have concluded that Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed by the impact of a suicide bomb blast, not gunfire, according to a report released Friday.
(By Candace Rondeaux, The Washington Post)

Sarkozy Offers Plan For Immigrant Areas
Education, Jobs, Security Emphasized
(By John Ward Anderson and Corinne Gavard, The Washington Post)

For Broken Iraqis, A Haven of Healing
Children Shattered by War Find Care, Kindness in Jordan
(By Joshua Partlow, The Washington Post)

History and Necessity Unite Bush, McCain
Old Rivals Need Each Other to Unify GOP And Maintain the President's Iraq Policy
(By Peter Baker and Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post)

Top Associate Of Pol Pot Faces Victim In Courtroom
(By Ker Munthit, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Scouring the Screens And the Scanners
Adam Bigenho, tech guy for the Montgomery County Board of Elections, spent part of yesterday training election judges how to match up computer plugs at polling places Monday night as they prepare for the next day's primary.
(By Miranda S. Spivack, The Washington Post)

Report Criticizes Federal Police Force
(By Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post)

Democrats Divided, Even at Dinner Table
(By Theresa Vargas, The Washington Post)

1 of 2 Stolen Oil Trucks Found in Baltimore
(By Clarence Williams and Martin Weil, The Washington Post)

Cheney Joins Congress In Opposing D.C. Gun Ban
Vice President Breaks With Administration
(By Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Rising Costs in China Seep Into U.S. Market
SHENZHEN, China -- A year ago, Mei Meng's factory sold foot-tall plush teddy bears, rabbits and ducks for export to the United States for $1.30 each. Now they're $2, and he doesn't rule out the possibility that prices will go up again.
(By Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post)

Ex-Unit Of FBR Plans 10% Staff Cut
Capital Markets Group Hurt By Credit Crisis
(By Zachary A. Goldfarb, The Washington Post)

A Heavy Price For a Small Amount
Piggyback Loans Leading to Foreclosures
(By Dina ElBoghdady, The Washington Post)

No Funds in Bush Budget For Troop-Benefits Plan
He Made Proposal in January Speech
(By Michael Abramowitz and Robin Wright, The Washington Post)

France Jails Rogue Trader And Employee Of Brokerage
(By Pierre-Antoine Souchard, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
Polaroid Technology Fades Out
When Polaroid users pulled a picture out of their cameras, an image would slowly appear before their eyes. Now, like the process in reverse, the image of the Polaroid instant camera -- dimming for years -- has finally gone black.
(By Frank Ahrens, The Washington Post)

FCC's Safety Spectrum May Not Get Buyer
(By Cecilia Kang, The Washington Post)

Scouring the Screens And the Scanners
Election Officials Check and Re-Check Equipment to Try to Head Off Trouble
(By Miranda S. Spivack, The Washington Post)

AOL's Kayse to Lead Discovery Digital Ad Sales
(By Frank Ahrens, The Washington Post)

Plugging Into a Community That Clicks
(By Ann Cameron Siegal, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
Fassel Is Considered To Be Front-Runner
The Redskins' search for a head coach continues into the weekend with former Giants coach Jim Fassel considered to be the front-runner.
(By Jason Reid and Jason La Canfora, The Washington Post)

NFL May Change Tune With Radio for Defense
(By Mark Maske, The Washington Post)

Georgetown Has Pressing Engagement
Louisville Expected To Try Hoyas' Patience
(By Camille Powell, The Washington Post)

Anthony Lights Up Wizards
Nuggets Forward Has Career-High 49 Points: Nuggets 111, Wizards 100
(By Ivan Carter, washingtonpost.com)

Bedard Finally Traded to Mariners
(By GREGG BELL, AP)

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STYLE
A Glaring New Dawn From Land of the Rising Sun
Thanks to world's fairs and museum shows, Japan is a sort of dream world for American aestheticians, a land of misty landscapes, fastidious refinement, nature-suffused beauty and impeccable taste. Close your eyes -- you're there.
(By Paul Richard, The Washington Post)

NAMES & FACES
(The Washington Post)

Chelsea Remark Earns MSNBC Correspondent A Suspension
(By Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post)

Poised on the Sharp Edge Between East and West
(By Sarah Kaufman, The Washington Post)

'Bernard and Doris,' Richly Rendered In HBO Drama
(By Tom Shales, The Washington Post)

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Easy Stimulus
WITH AN ECONOMIC stimulus package approved by Congress and on its way to the White House for signing, self-congratulation is the order of the day in Washington. "It's tremendous what we've been able to accomplish," Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) crowed. "This is the Senate at its f...
(The Washington Post)

Junkets for Judges
They should end, in return for higher pay.
(The Washington Post)

For the House in Maryland
Two able incumbents and a spirited challenger
(The Washington Post)

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