" He joined with Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) in strengthening restrictions on travel in corporate jets to S.1, the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007, which passed the Senate with a 96-2 majority. Obama joined Charles Schumer (D-NY) in sponsoring S. 453, a bill to criminalize deceptive practices in federal elections, including fraudulent flyers and automated phone calls, as witnessed in the 2006 midterm elections.

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.

Monday, March 31, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Bush to Meet NATO Allies Divided Over Adding Troops in Afghanistan President Bush heads to Europe today to try to rescue the faltering mission in Afghanistan, and key NATO allies plan to meet his demands for more forces with modest troop increases, though not by as much as U.S. military officers say is needed to put down a stubborn Taliban insurgency. (By Peter Baker and Ann Scott Tyson, The Washington Post) A 'Storybook Ending' Homer Gives Nationals a Memorable Close to $611 Million Stadium Opener (By Dave Sheinin and Daniel LeDuc, The Washington Post) Sadr Tells His Militia To Cease Hostilities Cleric, in Return, Wants Followers' Release, Amnesty (By Sholnn Freeman and Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post) States Are Hit Hard by Economic Downturn Many Cutbacks Felt by Most Needy (By Keith B. Richburg and Ashley Surdin, The Washington Post) Obama, McCain Forged Fleeting Alliance Efforts to Collaborate on Ethics Reform Fell Apart Within a Week (By Paul Kane, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights POLITICS Obama, McCain Forged Fleeting Alliance A year into his tenure on Capitol Hill, Barack Obama (D-Ill.) approached John McCain on the Senate floor to propose the two work together on a lobbying and ethics reform bill. The four-term Arizona Republican, 25 years Obama's senior, quickly saw a willing apprentice to help shake up the way... (By Paul Kane, The Washington Post) Gore Launches Ambitious Advocacy Campaign on Climate (By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post) The Obama-Casey State Tour (The Washington Post) More Politics
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