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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| TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Heavy Presence of Chinese Police Quells Rioting in Tibet's Capital BEIJING, March 16 -- Chinese police flooded into the streets of the Tibetan capital of Lhasa on Saturday to smother riots that have destroyed scores of Chinese-owned businesses and left at least 10 people dead. Officials demanded that the rioters surrender by midnight Monday, and shopkeepers cowered... (By Jill Drew and Edward Cody, The Washington Post) Ga. Tech Chief Selected As Head of Smithsonian (By Jacqueline Trescott and James V. Grimaldi, The Washington Post) Drug Trade Tyranny on The Border Mexican Cartels Maintain Grasp With Weapons, Cash and Savagery (By Manuel Roig-Franzia, The Washington Post) Seeing Red Over Bid to Clone a Bull Animal Rights Activists Condemn Spanish Breeder's Attempt to Replicate His Star Stud (By John Ward Anderson, The Washington Post) Suffering in Silence Over Foreclosure In Upscale Md. Subdivision, Few Know the Troubles Neighbors Face (By Ovetta Wiggins, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights
Late Calls Rarely Merit Snap Decisions There is no dispute, as a dramatic campaign ad from Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign suggests, that presidents get plenty of phone calls at 3 a.m. (By Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post) D.C.'s Gun Ban Gets Day in Court Justices' Decision May Set Precedent In Interpreting the 2nd Amendment (By Robert Barnes, The Washington Post) 'Take Back America' Conference Is a Chance for Democrats to Highlight Progressive Politics (By Chris Cillizza And Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post) HUD Questions Go Unanswered Senators Urge Secretary to Explain Philadelphia Dispute (By Carol D. Leonnig, The Washington Post) The Talk Shows (The Washington Post) More Politics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NATION D.C.'s Gun Ban Gets Day in Court Despite mountains of scholarly research, enough books to fill a library shelf and decades of political battles about gun control, the Supreme Court will have an opportunity this week that is almost unique for a modern court when it examines whether the District's handgun ban violates the Second A... (By Robert Barnes, The Washington Post) The Pressure on Local Budgets Spike May Trigger Tax Hike, Service Cuts (By Kirstin Downey, The Washington Post) Massachusetts Town Bets on Gambling Gov. Patrick Pushes Plan in Legislature (By Keith B. Richburg, The Washington Post) Four Construction Workers Die in N.Y. Crane Collapse Condo Project Equipment Crushes Neighboring Townhouse (By Robin Shulman, The Washington Post) NATION IN BRIEF (The Washington Post) More Nation
Heavy Presence of Chinese Police Quells Rioting in Tibet's Capital BEIJING, March 16 -- Chinese police flooded into the streets of the Tibetan capital of Lhasa on Saturday to smother riots that have destroyed scores of Chinese-owned businesses and left at least 10 people dead. Officials demanded that the rioters surrender by midnight Monday, and shopkeepers cowered... (By Jill Drew and Edward Cody, The Washington Post) For Germany's Former Communists, a Stunning Resurgence (By Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post) Drug Trade Tyranny on The Border Mexican Cartels Maintain Grasp With Weapons, Cash and Savagery (By Manuel Roig-Franzia, The Washington Post) Seeing Red Over Bid to Clone a Bull Animal Rights Activists Condemn Spanish Breeder's Attempt to Replicate His Star Stud (By John Ward Anderson, The Washington Post) Bombing Hits Popular Islamabad Restaurant U.S. Embassy Workers Among Dozen Casualties (By Candace Rondeaux, The Washington Post) More World
D.C.'s Gun Ban Gets Day in Court Despite mountains of scholarly research, enough books to fill a library shelf and decades of political battles about gun control, the Supreme Court will have an opportunity this week that is almost unique for a modern court when it examines whether the District's handgun ban violates the Second A... (By Robert Barnes, The Washington Post) Ga. Tech Chief Selected As Head of Smithsonian (By Jacqueline Trescott and James V. Grimaldi, The Washington Post) Visit With Anteaters Turns Shocking for Boy, 7 (By Martin Weil and Clarence Williams, The Washington Post) Suffering in Silence Over Foreclosure In Upscale Md. Subdivision, Few Know the Troubles Neighbors Face (By Ovetta Wiggins, The Washington Post) The Pressure on Local Budgets Spike May Trigger Tax Hike, Service Cuts (By Kirstin Downey, The Washington Post) More Metro
Covering Your Own Health Health care insurance is key to a family's financial security, perhaps second only to a paycheck. For the vast majority of workers, medical coverage comes through an employer. But more employers, particularly smaller ones, say it is too expensive to provide health insurance for workers. As a resu... (By Albert B. Crenshaw, The Washington Post) What Auction Bargains? (By Elizabeth Razzi, The Washington Post) New Managed ETFs Try to Beat the Market (By Jane Bryant Quinn, The Washington Post) Lack of Insurance Hits Us All (By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post) Drug Trade Tyranny on The Border Mexican Cartels Maintain Grasp With Weapons, Cash and Savagery (By Manuel Roig-Franzia, The Washington Post) More Business
Fast Forward's Help File Q My Dell has a 2.5 gigabytes of memory, but when I try to put the machine into hibernation, I often get a message that there are "Insufficient system resources to complete the API." (By Rob Pegoraro, The Washington Post) Karaoke That Lets You Compete (By Mike Musgrove, The Washington Post) Seeing Red Over Bid to Clone a Bull Animal Rights Activists Condemn Spanish Breeder's Attempt to Replicate His Star Stud (By John Ward Anderson, The Washington Post) More Technology
'This One Hurts the Worst' Tyler Hansbrough drills a jumper with less than a second remaining to lead top-seed and top-ranked North Carolina past Virginia Tech, 68-66, in Saturday's first ACC semifinal. (By Adam Kilgore, The Washington Post) They've Tied It All Together (By John Feinstein, The Washington Post) Jamison Rescues Wizards in OT Wizards 119, Clippers 109 (By Ivan Carter, The Washington Post) Hoyas Rejected By Pitt In Final Georgetown Dominated On Boards by Panthers: Pitt 74, Georgetown 65 (By Camille Powell, The Washington Post) Laich Crashes the Crease Center's Philosophy: 'If You Want Goals, Go to the Net' (By Tarik El-Bashir, The Washington Post) More Sports
More Than You Want to Know? The truth is out there. Anyone with a computer and an obsession believes this is true. The truth of "Lost," that metaphysical beacon of our times, seems tantalizingly within reach on spoiler Web sites such as TheTailSection, DarkUFO and DocArzt. There are message forums for discussing rumors, mys... (By Monica Hesse, The Washington Post) Edging (at Times Clumsily) Toward a Post-Racial America (By Robin Givhan, The Washington Post) 'Same Moon,' Seen From Cloud Nine (By David Montgomery, The Washington Post) "I'm drawn to the darker side of things." Amy Sedaris Always Cracks Wise; When She Breaks Dishes, She's Getting Serious (The Washington Post) CAROLYN HAX (By Carolyn Hax, The Washington Post) More Style
Selection Sunday Post staff writer Eric Prisbell talks seeds, bubbles, Cinderellas and more as the bracket for the 2008 NCAA men's college basketball tournament is announced. (Eric Prisbell, washingtonpost.com) More Live Discussions
A New Pakistan PAKISTAN IS on the verge of taking a major step toward consolidating a centrist, secular democracy -- the best antidote to the Islamist extremism threatening the country. The crucial remaining question is whether President Pervez Musharraf, and his allies in the Bush administration, will allow it to... (The Washington Post) Rules for Spying A House bill moves toward a compromise -- but not far enough. (The Washington Post) Emergency Care A new plan to bail out the Pr. George's hospital system (The Washington Post) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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