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, March 29, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Bush Readies Mortgage Aid Plan
The Bush administration is finalizing details of a plan to rescue thousands of homeowners at risk of foreclosure by helping them refinance into more affordable mortgages backed by public funds, government officials said.
(By Lori Montgomery and David Cho, The Washington Post)

Treasury Wants to Reshape Regulation
Overhaul Would Include New Agencies, Powers
(By David Cho, The Washington Post)

Clinton Resists Calls To Drop Out
Dean Says Nomination Should Be Set by July
(By Anne E. Kornblut and Perry Bacon Jr., The Washington Post)

19 Tense Hours in Sadr City Alongside the Mahdi Army
After Calm Year, Fighting Engulfs Shiite Enclave
(By Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post)

Cuba Lifts Restrictions On Personal Cellphones
Devices Offer New Conduit For Exchange of Information
(By Manuel Roig-Franzia, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Bush Readies Mortgage Aid Plan
The Bush administration is finalizing details of a plan to rescue thousands of homeowners at risk of foreclosure by helping them refinance into more affordable mortgages backed by public funds, government officials said.
(By Lori Montgomery and David Cho, The Washington Post)

In Pa., She's Got a Friend In Murtha
(By Eli Saslow, The Washington Post)

Clinton Resists Calls To Drop Out
Dean Says Nomination Should Be Set by July
(By Anne E. Kornblut and Perry Bacon Jr., The Washington Post)

Treasury Wants to Reshape Regulation
Overhaul Would Include New Agencies, Powers
(By David Cho, The Washington Post)

White House Staffer Resigns Amid Probe
(By Christopher Lee, The Washington Post)

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NATION
Bush Readies Mortgage Aid Plan
The Bush administration is finalizing details of a plan to rescue thousands of homeowners at risk of foreclosure by helping them refinance into more affordable mortgages backed by public funds, government officials said.
(By Lori Montgomery and David Cho, The Washington Post)

Third Marine Is Cleared of Charges, Given Immunity
(By Josh White, The Washington Post)

Gay Youth's Slaying Spurs Call for Tolerance
(By Ashley Surdin, The Washington Post)

President Drops a Digit but Gets Help From a Homeowner
(By Peter Baker, The Washington Post)

Ex-Afghanistan Detainee Alleges Torture by U.S.
(By Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post)

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WORLD
19 Tense Hours in Sadr City Alongside the Mahdi Army
BAGHDAD, March 28 -- The gunfire struck like thunderclaps, building to a steady rhythm. American soldiers in a Stryker armored vehicle fired away from one end of the block. At the other end, two groups of Shiite militiamen pounded back with heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades. American...
(By Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post)

Opponents See End to Mugabe Era
Mood in Zimbabwe Is Optimistic for Today's Vote, Despite Prospect of Government Vote-Rigging
(By Craig Timberg, The Washington Post)

Cuba Lifts Restrictions On Personal Cellphones
Devices Offer New Conduit For Exchange of Information
(By Manuel Roig-Franzia, The Washington Post)

Third Marine Is Cleared of Charges, Given Immunity
(By Josh White, The Washington Post)

U.S. Has Little Influence, Few Options in Iraq's Volatile South
(By Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Code Violations Plague Owner
The owner of the Mount Pleasant apartment building recently destroyed by a five-alarm fire charged onto the District's real estate scene in 2001 scouting for opportunities.
(By Debbie Cenziper, The Washington Post)

Now Blooming: Digital Models
2 Students Offer Futuristic Alternatives To Traditional Peak Blossom Forecasts
(By Michael E. Ruane, The Washington Post)

Boy Stabbed, Officer Injured In Disturbance Outside School
(By Clarence Williams and Martin Weil, The Washington Post)

In Md., Teed About Principal's Golf Cart
Some Question Need, Expense
(By Daniel de Vise, The Washington Post)

Girl, 7, Wounded as Gunfight Erupts in Neighborhood
(By Clarence Williams and Martin Weil, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Treasury Wants to Reshape Regulation
The Treasury Department on Monday will propose a far-reaching overhaul of the nation's financial regulatory structure that would reshape the relationship between Wall Street and Washington and redefine the responsibilities of some of the federal government's most powerful agencies, according to a...
(By David Cho, The Washington Post)

Bush Readies Mortgage Aid Plan
At-Risk Owners Could Get Cheaper Loans
(By Lori Montgomery and David Cho, The Washington Post)

At Tribune, Change Is Blowin' in the Wind
(By Frank Ahrens, The Washington Post)

Code Violations Plague Owner
Burned Mt. Pleasant Building Not NWJ's Only Troubled D.C. Property
(By Debbie Cenziper, The Washington Post)

Dollar Signs In Double Helixes
Firm Brings Genetic Testing to the Masses
(By Ylan Q. Mui, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
Lockheed Secures Bid for Military Radio System
Lockheed Martin of Bethesda yesterday landed two major contracts worth a total of $1.3 billion, including one to overhaul the military's radio system so that all the service branches can communicate with each other.
(By Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post)

Dollar Signs In Double Helixes
Firm Brings Genetic Testing to the Masses
(By Ylan Q. Mui, The Washington Post)

Cuba Lifts Restrictions On Personal Cellphones
Devices Offer New Conduit For Exchange of Information
(By Manuel Roig-Franzia, The Washington Post)

'Economy's Main Engine' Now in Idle
Consumer Spending Stagnates, Increasing Likelihood of a Recession
(By Renae Merle, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
Five-to-One Ratio Favors Texas
Texas closes out the game on a 30-11 run, turning a one-point advantage into a blowout victory over third-seeded Stanford, 82-62.
(By Adam Kilgore, The Washington Post)

Butler Sparks Come-From-Behind Win
Wizards Are 2-1 On West Coast Road Trip: Wizards 114, Kings 108
(By Ivan Carter, The Washington Post)

For Nats, What's In A Name?
Millions Are Riding On Stadium Sponsor
(By Barry Svrluga, The Washington Post)

Divide and Conquer
Curry Scores 33 Points as Davidson Cruises Past Wisconsin: Davidson 73, Wisconsin 56
(By Camille Powell, The Washington Post)

MLB Puts Gibbons's Suspension on Hold
(By Marc Carig, The Washington Post)

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STYLE
Restless Soul
NEW YORK The best-selling gospel artist of the modern era is sitting in a posh suite in one of the poshest hotels in Gotham, the St. Regis. Central Park is six floors below, shifting patterns of light and shadow, sunshine and clouds. Kirk Franklin is wearing designer jeans, a Dolce & Gabbana ...
(By Neely Tucker, The Washington Post)

'Rutlemania': Musical Mystery Tour Proves You Can Kid a Kidder
(By David Segal, The Washington Post)

NAMES & FACES
(The Washington Post)

Spoofs Like 'Superhero' Make Anyone Climb the Walls
(By John Anderson, The Washington Post)

'Bad Dates': All Dressed Up, No Place to Go
(By Nelson Pressley, The Washington Post)

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Policing Congress
THE STRONGEST ethics rules in the world don't mean much without an effective way to enforce them. That's especially clear when it comes to Congress, whose enforcement process is designed to create gridlock and has too often performed accordingly. This month the House adopted an important change t...
(The Washington Post)

Not Quite Free
Mr. Gaddafi might seem rehabilitated, but Libya is still a work in progress.
(The Washington Post)

Key Vote in Prince George's
Adam Ortiz for County Council
(The Washington Post)

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