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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| Politics News & Analysis Monday, March 3, 2008
'Soft' Press Sharpens Its Focus on Obama (By Howard Kurtz) McCain Stands On the Other End Of a Press Grilling (By Michael D. Shear) Rivals Trade Gibes Across Ohio (By Anne E. Kornblut and Shailagh Murray) Clinton, Obama Recast Their Message on Iraq (By Peter Slevin) INTERACTIVE: Showdown in Texas and Ohio (by washingtonpost.com) At McCain's Ariz. Retreat, Ribs With a Side of Chi? (By Libby Copeland) Capitol Briefing by Ben Pershing  The Sleuth by Mary Ann Akers  Best of the Web >  Powered by RealClearPolitics.com Today's top political news and commentary: How Did the Clinton Campaign Get Here? (Peter Nicholas, LA Times) Clinton Failed the Sincerity Test (Clive Crook, Financial Times) Obama: Deliverance or Diversion? (Paul Krugman, New York Times) Hillary Last Stand or Barack's Last Chance? (Michael Goodwin, NYDN) The Media Double Standard (Caryl Rivers, Boston Globe) Politics Toolbox  NEW: Campaign Toolbox Everything you need to keep track of the 2008 presidential campaign. Campaign 2008: The Presidential Field > More Political Headlines Student Lenders Pull Back (By David Cho and Maria Glod) U.N. Human Rights Chief to Leave Post (By Colum Lynch) U.S. Launches Missile Strike in Somalia (Reuters) Opinions Obama and the Fixer (By Robert D. Novak) The Arms Race Myth, Again (By Richard N. Perle) A Toxic Time Bomb in the Northwest (By Chris Gregoire and Maria Cantwell) Why Russia Holds 'Elections' (By Anne Applebaum) Scratching Obama's Teflon (By Howard Kurtz) Live Discussions Monday March 3 at 10:00 ET: Election 2008: Both Sides (Donna Brazile and Alfred S. Regnery) Monday March 3 at 11:00 ET: Post Politics Hour (Shailagh Murray) Monday March 3 at Noon ET: Outlook: Clinton/Women's Vote (Linda Hirshman) Monday March 3 at Noon ET: Media Backtalk (Howard Kurtz) U.S. Congress Browse every vote in the U.S. Congress since 1991. » EXPLORE THE DATABASE | House Votes | Senate Votes • Congress 110, Senate vote: Vote 35: On the Cloture Motion• Congress 110, House vote: Vote 87: H R 4454 • Congress 110, House vote: Vote 86: H R 3936 | |||||||||
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