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 06, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
National Dragnet Is a Click Away
Several thousand law enforcement agencies are creating the foundation of a domestic intelligence system through computer networks that analyze vast amounts of police information to fight crime and root out terror plots.
(By Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post)

DHS Strains As Goals, Mandates Go Unmet
(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)

Results Refocus Democratic Campaign
Clinton, Obama Clash Over Superdelegates
(By Dan Balz and Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post)

Even in Victory, Clinton Team Is Battling Itself
(By Peter Baker and Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post)

Coloring Outside Curriculum Lines To Depict the Drop in Arts Education
(By Katherine Shaver, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Results Refocus Democratic Campaign
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's victories in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island reinvigorated her once-shaky presidential candidacy and reshaped her debate with Sen. Barack Obama, but those successes yielded only a modest gain in the battle for delegates, underscoring the daunting odds she faces in...
(By Dan Balz and Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post)

Even in Victory, Clinton Team Is Battling Itself
(By Peter Baker and Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post)

DHS Strains As Goals, Mandates Go Unmet
(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)

FBI Chief Confirms Misuse of Subpoenas
Security Letters Used to Get Personal Data
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

Postal Service Feels Weight Of 'Junk Mail'
Consumers Want a Way To Opt Out of Delivery
(By Lyndsey Layton, The Washington Post)

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NATION
National Dragnet Is a Click Away
Several thousand law enforcement agencies are creating the foundation of a domestic intelligence system through computer networks that analyze vast amounts of police information to fight crime and root out terror plots.
(By Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post)

DHS Strains As Goals, Mandates Go Unmet
(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)

Postal Service Feels Weight Of 'Junk Mail'
Consumers Want a Way To Opt Out of Delivery
(By Lyndsey Layton, The Washington Post)

FBI Chief Confirms Misuse of Subpoenas
Security Letters Used to Get Personal Data
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

House Democrats Want Tax Hike to Offset AMT Loss
(By Lori Montgomery, The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Russia Pumps Tens of Millions Into Burnishing Image Abroad
MOSCOW -- In early 2004, when Svetlana Mironyuk became director general of the Russian news and information agency RIA Novosti, she discovered that the descendant of the Soviet Union's global propaganda machine was dying on its feet.
(By Peter Finn, The Washington Post)

Abbas Agrees to Resume Peace Talks With Israel; Monitoring Group to Meet
(By Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post)

Teaching Women the Ways of the Marketplace
Goldman Sachs Invests in Developing Nations Through Female Entrepreneurs
(By Tomoeh Murakami Tse, The Washington Post)

Diplomats Closer To Ending Crisis In Latin America
Probe of Colombian Strike Authorized as Neighbors Dispatch Troops
(By Juan Forero, The Washington Post)

West Bank Barriers Keep Rising Despite Promises of Relief
Commute Becomes 'Daily Humiliation'
(By Griff Witte, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Free Care for Life, If Money Holds Out
RICHMOND -- Twice in the past two months, Cathy Pell drove from Manassas to the state capital to lobby lawmakers to continue giving her the money she needs to care for Abby, the youngest of her five children. Abby, a giggly, dark-haired 3-year-old, was deprived of oxygen at birth. She can't talk ...
(By Anita Kumar, The Washington Post)

Hearing Short on Answers, Council Members
(By David Nakamura, The Washington Post)

NPR to Remain in the District
Tax Deal Was Key, Company Official Says
(By Yolanda Woodlee and Miranda S. Spivack, The Washington Post)

Legislation to Ban Devices Opposed
Nonprofit Group Leaders Say They Depend on Revenue
(By Jenna Johnson, The Washington Post)

Hospital System Deal Reached
Panel Would Help Find New Owner for Pr. George's Facilities
(By Rosalind S. Helderman, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
OPEC Says Members Won't Pump More Oil
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries yesterday decided to leave production unchanged despite the high cost of crude oil, contributing to a $5-a-barrel leap to a new record price and drawing a rebuke from a "disappointed" White House.
(By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post)

What Debt Collectors Can't Do
(By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post)

Economic Downturn Expands Countrywide
Fed Report Signals Weakness in Variety of Industries
(By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)

Russia Pumps Tens of Millions Into Burnishing Image Abroad
(By Peter Finn, The Washington Post)

Postal Service Feels Weight Of 'Junk Mail'
Consumers Want a Way To Opt Out of Delivery
(By Lyndsey Layton, The Washington Post)

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

National Dragnet Is a Click Away
Authorities to Gain Fast and Expansive Access to Records
(By Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post)

Yahoo Plays for Time In Bid to Resist Microsoft
(By Peter Whoriskey, The Washington Post)

DHS Strains As Goals, Mandates Go Unmet
(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
Ovechkin Keeps Scoring, Caps Keep Winning
Alex Ovechkin scores twice, establishing a new career high, to help the Capitals earn a rare victory in Buffalo, 3-1, and keep pace in the Southeast Division race.
(By Tarik El-Bashir, The Washington Post)

Navy Reaches The Bitter End
Bucknell Wins on 40-Footer in 3rd OT: Bucknell 87, Navy 86
(By Christian Swezey, The Washington Post)

Favre's Star Power
(By Michael Wilbon, The Washington Post)

Wizards See What Future May Hold
Magic 122, Wizards 92
(By Ivan Carter, The Washington Post)

Veteran Trachsel Relishes Teaching Role
(By Marc Carig, The Washington Post)

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STYLE
The Dark Market Of 'Murderabilia'
There is a reason we have prisons. One of them is to keep people like Hadden Clark far, far away from the rest of us.
(By Neely Tucker, The Washington Post)

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

A Long Campaign Gives Democracy A Good Workout
(By Libby Copeland, The Washington Post)

For Political Reporters, A Never-Ending Story
(By Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post)

'Slug Bearers,' a Musical That Breaks the Mold
(By Peter Marks, The Washington Post)

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LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Teller Speaks!
Teller, the shorter, silent half of magician team Penn and Teller, answers your questions about magic, his career and the staging of Macbeth he's helping to produce at Washington's Folger Theater.
(Teller, washingtonpost.com)

Slate: End of 'The Wire'
Parting Shots From 'The Wire'
(David Plotz and Jeffrey Goldberg, washingtonpost.com)

Books -- 'Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me'
(Ben Karlin, washingtonpost.com)

Personal Tech
(Rob Pegoraro, washingtonpost.com)

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

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A Long March
THIS IS the primary campaign that does not want to end -- a phenomenon that's not optimal for the Democratic Party but that could be healthy for the democratic process. With Tuesday's victories by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island, it seems unlikely that either Sen. Bara...
(The Washington Post)

Secure Lawsuits
A Senate bill would allow civil liberties challenges to secret government operations.
(The Washington Post)

Virginia Left Behind
Opting out of No Child Left Behind would be a costly mistake.
(The Washington Post)

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