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.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Coal Can't Fill World's Burning Appetite
Long considered an abundant, reliable and relatively cheap source of energy, coal is suddenly in short supply and high demand worldwide.
(By Steven Mufson and Blaine Harden, The Washington Post)

On War's Anniversary, Bush Cites Progress
'Strategic Victory' Is Near, He Asserts
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

Clinton Presses Obama on Efforts For Revotes in Florida and Michigan
(By Anne E. Kornblut and Dan Balz, The Washington Post)

After a Decade at War With West, Al-Qaeda Still Impervious to Spies
(By Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post)

Protests Reflect Two Approaches: Solemn and Furious
(By Rama Lakshmi, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Clinton Presses Obama on Efforts For Revotes in Florida and Michigan
DETROIT, March 19 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) shifted her schedule to make a last-minute visit here Wednesday, demanding that the state's Democratic Party hold another primary vote or count the results of the earlier disqualified balloting, and she challenged Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.)...
(By Anne E. Kornblut and Dan Balz, The Washington Post)

ANALYSIS: Will the Answer Outlive Questions?
Obama's Speech Driven by Necessity
(By Dan Balz, The Washington Post)

Bush Fills Key Posts In Homeland Security
(By Michael Abramowitz and Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post)

In Hillary Clinton's Datebook, A Shift
Events Less Lofty After Health-Care Debacle
(By Peter Baker and Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)

On War's Anniversary, Bush Cites Progress
'Strategic Victory' Is Near, He Asserts
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

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NATION
Blacks Were Improperly Kept Off La. Jury, High Court Rules
The Supreme Court yesterday reversed the conviction of a Louisiana death row inmate, ruling that a prosecutor improperly excluded African Americans from the jury in what he had called his "O.J. Simpson case."
(By Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)

Floods Rage Through Parts of Central US
(By BETSY TAYLOR, AP)

Contaminant In Heparin Is Identified
FDA Investigating Manufacturing Process
(By Marc Kaufman, The Washington Post)

New Interagency Group to Oversee Cyberattack Defense
(By Brian Krebs, The Washington Post)

NATION IN BRIEF
(The Washington Post)

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WORLD
After a Decade at War With West, Al-Qaeda Still Impervious to Spies
BARCELONA -- A decade after al-Qaeda issued a global declaration of war against America, U.S. spy agencies have had little luck recruiting well-placed informants and are finding the upper reaches of the network tougher to penetrate than the Kremlin during the Cold War, according to U.S. and European...
(By Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post)

China's Patchy Tibet Blackout
Officials Control Domestic News, Hasten to Spin Outside Reports
(By Edward Cody, The Washington Post)

Coal Can't Fill World's Burning Appetite
With Supplies Short, Price Rise Surpasses Oil and U.S. Exporters Profit
(By Steven Mufson and Blaine Harden, The Washington Post)

President Signals Support for Georgia to Join NATO
(By Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post)

On War's Anniversary, Bush Cites Progress
'Strategic Victory' Is Near, He Asserts
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Teen's Slaying Sparks Talk of Curfew
Annapolis is considering a curfew for youths up to age 18 in the aftermath of this week's fatal shooting of a teen at a public housing complex.
(By Raymond McCaffrey, The Washington Post)

Census Finds Pr. George's Population Shrinking
(By N.C. Aizenman, The Washington Post)

Effort to Stretch Curriculum Comes Up Short at Largo High
(By Nelson Hernandez, The Washington Post)

Potomac Confidential
Washington's Hour of Talk Power
(Marc Fisher, washingtonpost.com)

Art Speaks Universal Language
Immigrants Contribute To an Evolving Scene
(By Heather Farrell, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Color of Money Book Club
Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosts a discussion with Stuart Vyse, author of Going Broke: Why Americans Can't Hold On to Their Money.
(Michelle Singletary, washingtonpost.com)

Coal Can't Fill World's Burning Appetite
With Supplies Short, Price Rise Surpasses Oil and U.S. Exporters Profit
(By Steven Mufson and Blaine Harden, The Washington Post)

Rally Fizzles as S& P, Dow And Nasdaq Fall Back 2%
(By Alejandro Lazo and David Cho, The Washington Post)

FCC Asked to Probe Auction
Failure of Public Safety Band to Draw Bids Raises Suspicion
(By Spencer S. Hsu and Cecilia Kang, The Washington Post)

OPM Gives Health Insurers an Earful on Hearing Benefits
(By Stephen Barr, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
That Green Again
Green text on a blank, black screen, with a square, blinking cursor. This was how most of us wrote on a computer in the early 1980s, and it's resurfacing a quarter of a century later.
(By Rob Pegoraro, The Washington Post)

Personal Tech
(Rob Pegoraro, washingtonpost.com)

FCC Asked to Probe Auction
Failure of Public Safety Band to Draw Bids Raises Suspicion
(By Spencer S. Hsu and Cecilia Kang, The Washington Post)

Verizon Works to Let Other Devices on Network
(By Crayton Harrison, The Washington Post)

Firms Struggle Against Web Viruses
Security Companies Scramble to Combat Rise of Malicious Programs
(By Brian Krebs, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
Everybody Brings Something to Dance Floor
When eight teams gather at Verizon Center on Thursday for four first round NCAA tournament games, fundamentals will take precedence over highlight reel theatrics.
(By Eric Prisbell, The Washington Post)

One Final March for Campbell
(By Mike Wise, The Washington Post)

Washington's Playoff Drive Takes a Detour in Chicago
Blackhawks 5, Capitals 0
(By Tarik El-Bashir, The Washington Post)

Focusing on the Present, Wizards End Up With a Gift
Wizards 87, Magic 86
(By Ivan Carter, The Washington Post)

Freshman Orientation
Hoyas' Wright Is Healthy Again, and Providing a Spark
(By Camille Powell, The Washington Post)

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STYLE
Your Cheatin' Chart
Revenge affairs at the Days Inn, freaky flare at T.G.I. Friday's . . . it's rough, keeping track of pols' recent zipper problems. Where does your public official fall on the spectrum of career immolation, if intern-causes-impeachment is your benchmark? Depends on the kinkiness of the offense...
(The Washington Post)

The Reliable Source
(By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts, The Washington Post)

What Makes Hillary Tick? Her Schedule Doesn't Say
Minute-by-Minute Accounts Reveal So Much, and Yet So Little
(By Libby Copeland, The Washington Post)

A Complex Speech, Boiled Down to Simple Politics
(By Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post)

A Seedling Grows in Brooklyn
(By Peter Marks, The Washington Post)

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LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Personal Tech
The Washington Post's Rob Pegoraro discusses his recent reviews and answers your personal tech questions.
(Rob Pegoraro, washingtonpost.com)

Celebritology Live
Get the Scoop on the Latest Gossip Making Waves on the Web
(Liz Kelly, washingtonpost.com)

The Washington Nationals
(Ryan Zimmerman, washingtonpost.com)

Got Plans?
(The Going Out Gurus, washingtonpost.com)

Color of Money Book Club
(Michelle Singletary, washingtonpost.com)

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Fantasies on Iraq
THE FIFTH anniversary of the invasion of Iraq prompted a flurry of speeches from President Bush and the Democratic candidates who hope to inherit the White House next year. Sadly, what they had in common was their failure to grapple with hard realities -- beginning with the elusiveness of any cle...
(The Washington Post)

Judging Guns
The Supreme Court should not deprive governments of their ability to protect public safety.
(The Washington Post)

Tighter, Tighter
In the Maryland suburbs, austere budgets for an austere season
(The Washington Post)

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