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 15, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Fed Comes To Rescue As Wall St. Giant Slips
The Federal Reserve took the extraordinary step yesterday of providing emergency funding to one of Wall Street's venerable firms, Bear Stearns, after it ran out of cash to repay its lenders.
(By Neil Irwin and Tomoeh Murakami Tse, The Washington Post)

Outspoken Minister Out Of Obama Campaign
(By Peter Slevin, The Washington Post)

American's Dream Comes True
Long an Afterthought on the Local Hoops Scene, The Eagles Finally Make the NCAA Tournament
(By Mike Wise, The Washington Post)

Md. Senate Passes Budget, Trims Initiatives
(By John Wagner, The Washington Post)

War Stories Echo an Earlier Winter
(By Steve Vogel, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
House Passes a Surveillance Bill Not to Bush's Liking
A deeply divided House approved its latest version of terrorist surveillance legislation yesterday, rebuffing President Bush's demand for a bill that would grant telecommunications firms retroactive immunity for their cooperation in past warrantless wiretapping and deepening an impasse on a...
(By Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post)

Tougher Pollution Rules Issued for Ships, Locomotives
Advocacy Groups Praise EPA Action
(By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post)

ANALYSIS: On Wall Street, the President Steers Clear of 'Recession'
(By Peter Baker, The Washington Post)

McCain on World Stage On Mideast, Europe Trip
Fact-Finding Mission To Iraq Is Paired With Meeting Foreign Leaders
(By Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post)

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NATION
On Wall Street, the President Steers Clear of 'Recession'
NEW YORK, March 14 -- The S-word is okay ("slowdown"). Even the grimmer D-word is acceptable ("downturn"). But don't expect the R-word to slip out of the president's lips.
(By Peter Baker, The Washington Post)

War Stories Echo an Earlier Winter
(By Steve Vogel, The Washington Post)

Tougher Pollution Rules Issued for Ships, Locomotives
Advocacy Groups Praise EPA Action
(By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post)

Outspoken Minister Out Of Obama Campaign
(By Peter Slevin, The Washington Post)

U.S. Transfers Bin Laden Aide
CIA Moves Former Translator to Guantanamo, Officials Say
(By Joby Warrick, The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Palestinian Forces' Training Marred by Delays, Politics
MUWAQQAR, Jordan -- A U.S.-funded program to train and equip Palestinian security forces is mired in delays, a shortage of resources, and differences between Israelis and the Americans over what military capabilities those forces should have once deployed in the territories.
(By Ellen Knickmeyer and Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post)

Global Changes Skew Calculus Of Food Aid For N. Korea
(By Blaine Harden, The Washington Post)

10 Dead as Protesters, Police Clash in Tibetan Capital
Dozens Injured on Fifth Day of Demonstrations Against Chinese Rule
(By Jill Drew, The Washington Post)

McCain on World Stage On Mideast, Europe Trip
Fact-Finding Mission To Iraq Is Paired With Meeting Foreign Leaders
(By Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post)

Airing Views and Casting Ballots at A Tehran Mosque
Iranians Go to Polls for Parliamentary Elections
(By Thomas Erdbrink, The Washington Post)

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METRO
2 More Guards Suspended in Md. Jail Probe
The Prince George's County corrections officer accused of smuggling cellphones into the jail for inmates is a suspected member of the Bloods street gang and was bringing the phones to fellow gang members "as part of an organized conspiracy" involving fellow officers, according to charging documents...
(By Ruben Castaneda, The Washington Post)

Md. Senate Passes Budget, Trims Initiatives
(By John Wagner, The Washington Post)

Fire Clues Still Inaccessible
Instability of D.C. Apartment Building Delays Start of Close Investigation
(By Allison Klein and Petula Dvorak, The Washington Post)

War Stories Echo an Earlier Winter
(By Steve Vogel, The Washington Post)

Officials Seek People Possibly Exposed to Girl With Measles
(By Jonathan Mummolo and Martin Weil, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
World Bank, India to Probe 5 Health Projects
The World Bank and the Indian government have launched official investigations in response to an internal bank report that found "serious" incidents of fraud and corruption in five bank-financed health projects in India.
(By Anthony Faiola, The Washington Post)

Stocks Dive On News of Turmoil at Bear Stearns
Sell-Off in Financials Negates Positive Economic Reports
(By Alejandro Lazo and Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)

Devoured by Giants
To Dismay of Longtime Customers and Its Owners, A Columbia Grocer Falls Victim to Supermarket Wars
(By Ylan Q. Mui, The Washington Post)

Global Changes Skew Calculus Of Food Aid For N. Korea
(By Blaine Harden, The Washington Post)

Foreclosure Hope, but No Cure-All
For Some, Bush's Mortgage Plan May Just Prolong Uncertainty
(By Renae Merle and David Cho, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft, Yahoo Execs Finally Meet
SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft Corp. met with Yahoo Inc. to discuss the software maker's unsolicited takeover bid earlier this week, a breakthrough that could be the first step toward a friendly deal between the two rivals.
(By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP)

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SPORTS
Hibbert Muscles Hoyas to the Final
Roy Hibbert bounces back with a game-high 25 points and 13 rebounds as top-seeded Georgetown ousts West Virginia, 72-55, to return to the Big East finals.
(By Camille Powell, The Washington Post)

Washington Remains in Contention With a Victory Over Atlanta
Capitals 4, Thrashers 1
(By Tarik El-Bashir, The Washington Post)

T.C. Williams Has Championship Mix
(By B.J. Koubaroulis, The Washington Post)

A Fender-Bender at AU
Eagles Crash NCAA Tournament For First Time in School History: American 52, Colgate 46
(By Steven Goff, The Washington Post)

Rockets Fly High With 21 Straight Wins
(By CHRIS DUNCAN, AP)

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STYLE
Highlights
Tonight and tomorrow night beginning at 6, TV Land runs a six-hour marathon of "The Andy Griffith Show," dubbed "Mayberry Vice," showcasing episodes in which Andy and Barney catch the bad guys.
(The Washington Post)

ASK AMY
(washingtonpost.com)

CAROLYN HAX
(By Carolyn Hax, The Washington Post)

Week 756: Mess With Our Heads
(The Washington Post)

Daniel Bernard Roumain's Eclectic, Electric Work
(By Stephen Brookes, The Washington Post)

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Trouble in Tibet
CHINA HAS BEEN planning carefully to prevent "unharmonious" elements from sullying its pristine 2008 Olympic Games. It has cracked down on dissidents all over China, and it has even closed off access to Mount Everest to prevent disruption of the Olympic torch relay. Despite all these measures, pr...
(The Washington Post)

Regulation to the Rescue
While the Fed tries to stabilize the financial system, measures are needed to prevent mortgage market abuses.
(The Washington Post)

Tax Adjustment
The D.C. Council's real estate tax break needs work.
(The Washington Post)

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