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 HIGHLIGHTS Zorn Is Named Redskins Head Coach The Washington Redskins made a stunning decision tonight, naming recently hired offensive coordinator Jim Zorn as the team's new head coach. (By Jason Reid and Jason La Canfora, The Washington Post) Audit of U.N.'s Sudan Mission Finds Tens of Millions in Waste (By Colum Lynch, The Washington Post) Clinton and Obama Share Billing at Richmond Event Before Thousands, Both Have Harsh Criticism for McCain (By Tim Craig and John Wagner, The Washington Post) Obama Handily Wins in 3 States Huckabee Trounces McCain in Kansas (By Michael D. Shear and Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post) Clinton and Obama Court 796 Insiders (By Matthew Mosk and Paul Kane, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights
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The Coming Change THE DEMOCRATIC presidential race remains a tossup, but the contours of the general election debate, and to some extent the next administration, have become remarkably clear in the past few days. Whether John McCain, Hillary Rodham Clinton or Barack Obama, the next president will be a senator, the... (The Washington Post) Un-Olympian Effort China released two political prisoners. More must follow. (The Washington Post) Park Police Revisited What has to happen before the agency's problems are fixed? (The Washington Post) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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