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.

Sunday, March 30, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Long Fight Ahead for Treasury Blueprint
Lawmakers and regulators said yesterday that an ambitious plan by the Treasury Department to revamp the nation's decades-old financial regulatory structure could require congressional action stretching over several years and would not help the economy out of its current credit crisis.
(By David Cho, Neil Irwin and Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post)

Clinton Vows To Stay in Race To Convention
She Stresses Finding Solution On Michigan, Florida Votes
(By Perry Bacon Jr. and Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post)

For Missing Guards' Kin, An Agonizing Conclusion
(By Steve Fainaru, The Washington Post)

After a Baby, Full Time or Part?
When Family and Career Collide, Working Mothers Struggle With Their Answers
(By Amy Joyce, The Washington Post)

How Did Fans Fare Getting To the Game?
Traffic Flows Smoothly, But Trains Are Packed
(By Daniel LeDuc, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Long Fight Ahead for Treasury Blueprint
Lawmakers and regulators said yesterday that an ambitious plan by the Treasury Department to revamp the nation's decades-old financial regulatory structure could require congressional action stretching over several years and would not help the economy out of its current credit crisis.
(By David Cho, Neil Irwin and Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post)

Obama Overstates Kennedys' Role in Helping His Father
(By Michael Dobbs, The Washington Post)

Staff Alleges Abuses by Top Iraq Auditor
Employees Tell Grand Jury, FBI of Mismanagement in Inspector General's Office
(By Robin Wright, The Washington Post)

GOP May Find Comfort in Soft Money
(By Chris Cillizza and Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post)

The Talk Shows
(The Washington Post)

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NATION
States Maneuver to Avoid Penalties of New Federal ID Program
The governors of Maine and South Carolina are working with the Department of Homeland Security to avert a showdown before tomorrow's deadline over a federal demand for new driver's licenses that could leave residents of those states unable to board aircraft, officials said.
(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)

The Big Apple's Little Boom
As Fewer Parents Head for the Burbs, Manhattan Is Crawling With Kids
(By Robin Shulman, The Washington Post)

For Missing Guards' Kin, An Agonizing Conclusion
(By Steve Fainaru, The Washington Post)

Cities Go Dark in a Display of 'Green'
(By Kari Lydersen, The Washington Post)

Another Firm Joins the Commercial Space Race
(By Marc Kaufman, The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Colombian Troops Kill Farmers, Pass Off Bodies as Rebels'
SAN FRANCISCO, Colombia -- All Cruz Elena González saw when the soldiers came past her house was a corpse, wrapped in a tarp and strapped to a mule. A guerrilla killed in combat, soldiers muttered, as they trudged past her meek home in this town in northwestern Colombia.
(By Juan Forero, The Washington Post)

Fresh Melee in Lhasa As Armed Police Move To Check Residents' IDs
(By Jill Drew, The Washington Post)

British Troops, Taliban In a Tug of War Over Afghan Province
In One Town, a Small Force Battles for Yards of Ground
(By Ann Scott Tyson, The Washington Post)

For Missing Guards' Kin, An Agonizing Conclusion
(By Steve Fainaru, The Washington Post)

Staff Alleges Abuses by Top Iraq Auditor
Employees Tell Grand Jury, FBI of Mismanagement in Inspector General's Office
(By Robin Wright, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Brand-New Venue, Same Old Enthusiasm
Every place Alan Poe has worked has had its challenges. At old Griffith Stadium, there were no fixed seats out past center field, so Poe and the other ushers had to set up row upon row of metal folding chairs before each Redskins game. At RFK Stadium, there were so many obstructed-view seats that...
(By Marc Fisher, The Washington Post)

Ballet School Turns to Legislature for Help
Youth Academy, in Debt After Moving to Silver Spring Facility, Seeks $200,000 From State
(By Philip Rucker, The Washington Post)

Putting On the Glitz
In National Harbor Hotel, Pr. George's Gets Long-Sought Upscale Development
(By Avis Thomas-Lester, The Washington Post)

D.C. Parents Look Outside the Box for Public Education
Tuition Paid to Md., Va. Schools
(By Daniel de Vise, The Washington Post)

How Did Fans Fare Getting To the Game?
Traffic Flows Smoothly, But Trains Are Packed
(By Daniel LeDuc, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Long Fight Ahead for Treasury Blueprint
Lawmakers and regulators said yesterday that an ambitious plan by the Treasury Department to revamp the nation's decades-old financial regulatory structure could require congressional action stretching over several years and would not help the economy out of its current credit crisis.
(By David Cho, Neil Irwin and Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post)

Debt Addicts Get A Dose of Reality
(By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post)

A Find Worth the Wait
(By Renae Merle, The Washington Post)

After a Baby, Full Time or Part?
When Family and Career Collide, Working Mothers Struggle With Their Answers
(By Amy Joyce, The Washington Post)

In Sale to Bank of America, Countrywide Executives to Get $19 Million in Stock
(The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
Another Firm Joins the Commercial Space Race
The race to become the first private company capable of launching paying customers into space got more crowded last week as a small but well-respected California firm announced plans to have a two-seat spacecraft ready within two years.
(By Marc Kaufman, The Washington Post)

Fast Forward's Help File
(By Rob Pegoraro, The Washington Post)

Outsourcing Music Videos to the Fans
(By Mike Musgrove, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
East Region: Top Seed Tar Heels, Hansbrough Overpower Cardinals
Tyler Hansbrough has 28 points and 13 rebounds to help UNC hold off Louisville, 83-73, sending them to the Final Four for the first time since winning the championship in 2005.
(By Liz Clarke, The Washington Post)

Langhorne Scores, Defense Soars
Terps Advance With Dominant Win Over Vandy: Maryland 80, Vanderbilt 66
(By Kathy Orton, The Washington Post)

Caps Stay Within Striking Distance
Capitals 3, Panthers 0
(By Tarik El-Bashir, The Washington Post)

Nationals Will Be Entering a New Dimension
(By Barry Svrluga, The Washington Post)

TCU Hires Away Christian From Kent State
(The Washington Post)

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STYLE
The Captain in the Harbor
Milt Peterson is sitting in his offices looking down with childlike glee on National Harbor, a new city he is building on the Potomac.
(By Paul Richard, The Washington Post)

Feelings? Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Now!
(By Linton Weeks, The Washington Post)

At 10 O'Clock, It Just Doesn't Seem Like 'Today'
(By ROBIN GIVHAN, The Washington Post)

"What is the reason that they're fighting for? We just want to live in peace."
Juanes Sings a New Refrain About His Native Colombia
(The Washington Post)

CAROLYN HAX
(By Carolyn Hax, The Washington Post)

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Don't Stop Campaigning
THE GROWING chorus among some Democrats and other interested observers for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) to get out of the race for the Democratic Party's nomination for president is troubling. We're not promoting Ms. Clinton over Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.), or either of them over Republican Sen....
(The Washington Post)

Mr. Wynn's Ignoble Exit
Don't let the revolving door hit you on the way out.
(The Washington Post)

Building a Ballpark
It only seems finished.
(The Washington Post)

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