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.

Sunday, February 03, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Working-Class Whites
BAYONNE, N.J. -- Roxanne Zygmund is in many ways a typical daughter of this fading factory town. A descendant of Polish immigrants. "Bayonne-born and -raised," as the locals like to say. Enlisted in the military right after graduating from Bayonne High School. Worked for 15 years at the Military...
(By Keith B. Richburg, The Washington Post)

Rebel Forces Roll Into Chad's Capital, Battle For Control
Government Accuses Sudan Of Arming the Attackers
(By Stephanie McCrummen and Robin Wright, The Washington Post)

Area Schools Set To Lose Millions Under Medicaid Policy Changes
(By Maria Glod, The Washington Post)

Securing the Cities No Easy Task
Developing System for Detecting 'Dirty Bombs' Hits Snags, Criticism
(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Obama, Clinton Are Even In Poll
Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and Barack Obama (Ill.) are running roughly even nationally as the battle for the Democratic nomination heads into Tuesday's big round of primaries and caucuses, while Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) has jumped to a dominating lead over his remaining rivals in the...
(By Dan Balz and Jon Cohen, The Washington Post)

Bill Clinton's Legacy
How Former President Is Viewed Could Affect Vote
(By Peter Baker, The Washington Post)

Area Schools Set To Lose Millions Under Medicaid Policy Changes
(By Maria Glod, The Washington Post)

Retirements From House Adding Up
Most Departures Among Republicans, Giving Democrats a Chance to Pad Their Ranks
(By Paul Kane, The Washington Post)

The Talk Shows
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NATION
President's Spending Plan Would Rival 2004 Deficit
President Bush will present a budget tomorrow that would slow the growth of Medicare and cut or eliminate an array of domestic programs but still anticipates a flood of new red ink that will rival the record deficits of his first term, administration officials said.
(By Michael Abramowitz and Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post)

FAA Exodus Sparks Concerns Over Fatigue
Mass Retirement of Air Traffic Controllers Leaves Staffing Level at Decade Low
(By Del Quentin Wilber, The Washington Post)

Securing the Cities No Easy Task
Developing System for Detecting 'Dirty Bombs' Hits Snags, Criticism
(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)

Pentagon Disputes Report on National Guard, Reserves
(By Ann Scott Tyson, The Washington Post)

Major Progress in Writers' Strike Talks
Deal, Which Could Come This Week, Would Restart Production of TV Shows
(By Paul Farhi and Lisa de Moraes, The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Mexico Launches Search For 'Dirty War' Evidence
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 2 -- Teams of investigators and archaeological specialists searched the site of a former military base in western Mexico on Saturday for remains of victims of Mexico's "dirty war."
(By Manuel Roig-Franzia, The Washington Post)

In Iraq, Three Wars Engage U.S.
Shiite Extremists Pose Greatest Challenge, Military Officials Say
(By Thomas E. Ricks, The Washington Post)

Taiwan Stakes Its Claim on Disputed Isle
Philippines Raises Protest
(By Jane Rickards, The Washington Post)

Rebel Forces Roll Into Chad's Capital, Battle For Control
Government Accuses Sudan Of Arming the Attackers
(By Stephanie McCrummen and Robin Wright, The Washington Post)

Hispanics
In New Mexico, it's not that Obama isn't exciting Hispanic voters. It's just that Clinton's already made a connection.
(By Jose Antonio Vargas, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Threat of Power Shortages Generating New Urgency
One in an occasional series Electric power has already become painfully expensive in Washington and its suburbs. Now, local utilities say, it could become something even worse: scarce.
(By David A. Fahrenthold, Lisa Rein and Kirstin Downey, The Washington Post)

Assaults in N.Va. by Man in Ski Mask Instill Alarm
Police Unable to Do Composite Sketch, Fear More Attacks
(By Bill Brubaker and Daniela Deane, The Washington Post)

The Sound and the Fury
Gallery Place's Noisy Billboards Drive Some to Distraction
(By Paul Schwartzman, The Washington Post)

Record Rainfall Gives Way to a Sunny and Fair Groundhog Day
(By Martin Weil, The Washington Post)

Area Schools Set To Lose Millions Under Medicaid Policy Changes
(By Maria Glod, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Key Index Of Stock Value Says Buy Now
NEW YORK -- The U.S. stock market has rarely looked more attractive -- at least according to one important measure.
(By Tomoeh Murakami Tse, The Washington Post)

Slaying the 'Enoughasaurus' And Embracing Frugality
(By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post)

Play Money
They Work Hard, Then Party Hard. But They Don't Realize the Cost.
(By Nancy Trejos, The Washington Post)

A Policy That Saves You From Yourself
(By Jane Bryant Quinn, The Washington Post)

Threat of Power Shortages Generating New Urgency
(By David A. Fahrenthold, Lisa Rein and Kirstin Downey, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
Campaigns Experimenting Online to See What Works
Super Tuesday isn't just draining campaigns of much-needed money and challenging their organizational mettle. Feb. 5 also is turning out to be a "big test," campaign aides say, of the reach and power of the Internet.
(By Jose Antonio Vargas, The Washington Post)

Fast Forward's Help File
(By Rob Pegoraro, The Washington Post)

Heaven in His '80s Arcade
(By Mike Musgrove, The Washington Post)

Finding a Flight at a Price That's Right
(By John Deiner and Carol Sottili, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
Green, Monk Voted Into Hall Of Fame
Former Redskins Art Monk and Darrell Green are elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday as members of a six-person class.
(By Les Carpenter, The Washington Post)

Monk 'Humbled' By Hall Inclusion
Wide Receiver Finally Rewarded
(By Jason Reid, The Washington Post)

Some Dogs Have Their Day
Belief, Motivation Were Major Factors In Previous Upsets
(By Les Carpenter, The Washington Post)

Nats' Rauch Avoids Arbitration by Signing $3.2 Million Deal
(By Barry Svrluga, The Washington Post)

Hokies Top Cavs Again In Overtime
State Rivals Continue In Opposite Directions: Virginia Tech 72, Virginia 65
(By Adam Kilgore, The Washington Post)

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STYLE
Sleepless in Amsterdam (And Munich)
Mariss Jansons may be the best conductor in the world. This is hyperbole, certainly, in an age that includes such real and putative lions as Lorin Maazel, Simon Rattle, James Levine, Yuri Temirkanov, Gustavo Dudamel and others, but it is hyperbole with a foundation in demonstrable fact.
(By Anne Midgette, The Washington Post)

Time to Wear More Than One Hat
(By Robin Givhan, The Washington Post)

"It's called 'super- crazy low budget.'"
Bob Balaban on the Making of 'Bernard and Doris'
(The Washington Post)

CAROLYN HAX
(By Carolyn Hax, The Washington Post)

'Top Secret': Pentagon Papers, for Your Ears Only
(By Nelson Pressley, The Washington Post)

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Help Wanted in Darfur
THERE HAS BEEN no shortage of outrage in the Western democracies over the genocidal repression of Darfur's African population. Effective action to force Sudan to stop it, however, has been harder to come by. The latest illustration of the gap between rhetoric and action is the proposed joint United...
(The Washington Post)

Military Justice
Why did it take a near-tragedy for the Army to do the right thing in the Whiteside case?
(The Washington Post)

A Boost for D.C. Schools
President Bush's new budget would fund badly needed reforms.
(The Washington Post)

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