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.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Spitzer Linked To Prostitution Ring by Wiretap
New York Gov. Eliot L. Spitzer's political future was thrown in doubt yesterday after he was identified as an anonymous client heard on a federal wiretap arranging to pay money and buy train tickets for a high-priced New York prostitute to meet him at a downtown Washington hotel.
(By Keith B. Richburg, The Washington Post)

A Failure in Enforcement
Agency's Ineffectiveness Has Helped Landlords Profit From Neglect
(By Debbie Cenziper and Sarah Cohen, The Washington Post)

U.N. Alleges Nuclear Work By Iran's Civilian Scientists
(By Joby Warrick, The Washington Post)

Senior Coupon-Cutting Brigade Comes to Military's Aid
(By William Wan, The Washington Post)

A Block-by-Block Bid for Peace
As Kenya Erupted, Friends From Warring Tribes Faced Down Machetes to Restore Order
(By Stephanie McCrummen, The Washington Post)

More Today's Highlights

POLITICS
Ritual of Repentance
We are riveted, but why? Nearly every post-scandal news conference is like every other. There's a script to these things, as we all know, and New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer followed it to the letter yesterday in seeming to acknowledge his involvement with a prostitute and apologizing for it.
(By Libby Copeland, The Washington Post)

In Havana, A Page From McCain's Past
Restaurateur Displays Story Of Interview With POW
(By Manuel Roig-Franzia, The Washington Post)

House Panel Sues to Force Bush Aides to Table
Bolten and Miers Ignored Subpoenas In Prosecutor Probe
(By William Branigin, The Washington Post)

Rules Issued For Oversight Of Fraud Cases
Ashcroft Is to Testify On Monitoring Contract
(By Dan Eggen and Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post)

Ticket-Sharing Talk Dominates Day's Campaign Activity
Obama Accuses Clinton of Gamesmanship, Emphasizes His Lead
(By Peter Slevin, The Washington Post)

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NATION
Ticket-Sharing Talk Dominates Day's Campaign Activity
COLUMBUS, Miss., March 10 -- Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama hardly sounded like potential running mates Monday, with Obama accusing his rival of "gamesmanship" and the campaigns sparring over who is more qualified to be commander in chief.
(By Peter Slevin, The Washington Post)

Blackwater's Employment Investigated
(By Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)

Senior Coupon-Cutting Brigade Comes to Military's Aid
(By William Wan, The Washington Post)

U.N. Alleges Nuclear Work By Iran's Civilian Scientists
(By Joby Warrick, The Washington Post)

California Regents Sue Animal Activists
UC System Aims to Protect Researchers
(By Ashley Surdin, The Washington Post)

More Nation

WORLD
Five Soldiers Die in Attack On U.S. Patrol In Baghdad
Five U.S. soldiers were killed and three others were wounded when a suicide bomber walked up to their foot patrol in a Baghdad neighborhood and detonated explosives, authorities said.
(By Joshua Partlow, The Washington Post)

China Gears Up for Olympic Security Effort
600,000-Plus 'Volunteers' to Assist Police, Troops; Activists Cite Increase in Surveillance
(By Maureen Fan, The Washington Post)

A Block-by-Block Bid for Peace
As Kenya Erupted, Friends From Warring Tribes Faced Down Machetes to Restore Order
(By Stephanie McCrummen, The Washington Post)

Bush Vows He Will Upgrade Poland's Air Defenses
(By Peter Baker, The Washington Post)

Kenyan Troops Strike at Militia Involved in Land Clashes
(By Stephanie McCrummen, The Washington Post)

More World

METRO
Va. to Start Ban on Phosphates in 2010
Dishwasher detergent may make your stemware sparkle, but the phosphates contained in most brands are among the most damaging pollutants in the Chesapeake Bay.
(By Sandhya Somashekhar, The Washington Post)

Md. Lobbyists Find Ways To Give to Legislators
Limits Don't Stanch Flow of Contributions
(By John Wagner, The Washington Post)

Budget Compromises Could Bring Legislative Session to an End
Agreements Include Pre-K Program, Pay Raises and Tuition Caps, but Not Transportation Funding
(By Tim Craig and Anita Kumar, The Washington Post)

Howard Student and Man, 18, Are Arrested in Fatal February Shooting
(By Martin Weil and Elissa Silverman, The Washington Post)

A Failure in Enforcement
Agency's Ineffectiveness Has Helped Landlords Profit From Neglect
(By Debbie Cenziper and Sarah Cohen, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Boeing to File Protest on Lost Tanker Deal
Boeing said it will file a formal protest today with a government oversight agency after it was passed over in favor of its rival commercial airline company, European Aeronautic Defence and Space, in a competition for one of the U.S. military's largest contracts.
(By Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post)

KBR Faulted on Water Provided to Soldiers
(By Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post)

Financial Futures
(Martha M. Hamilton, washingtonpost.com)

Crude Oil Hits Record, Pump Prices Keep Rising
Cheney Visit to Saudi Arabia May Include Plea on Output
(By Steven Mufson, The Washington Post)

A Failure in Enforcement
Agency's Ineffectiveness Has Helped Landlords Profit From Neglect
(By Debbie Cenziper and Sarah Cohen, The Washington Post)

More Business

TECHNOLOGY
New Ways To Manage Health Data
You already bank online and use computer software to do your taxes. So why don't you trust technology to help you manage your health? Microsoft, Google and more than 100 Web sites offering personal health records know the answer, but they're betting they can quell your fears about posting your most...
(By Michael S. Gerber, The Washington Post)

In First for Studios, Paramount Offers Snippets of Movies
(By Frank Ahrens, The Washington Post)

Connecting . . .
As people do more with cellphones, start-ups seek to build social networks just for those little screens.
(By Kim Hart, The Washington Post)

U.N. Alleges Nuclear Work By Iran's Civilian Scientists
(By Joby Warrick, The Washington Post)

Microsoft Health vs.Google Health
(By Craig Stoltz, The Washington Post)

More Technology

SPORTS
George Mason Wins Its Way Back
Folarin Campbell scores 20 points, Will Thomas adds 18 and 13 rebounds as George Mason beats William & Mary, 68-59, to win the Colonial Athletic Association tournament Monday night.
(By Steven Goff, The Washington Post)

20 Years of High School Arc-eology
Three-Point Shot Has Had Long-Reaching Effects on Game
(By Paul Tenorio, The Washington Post)

U.S. Squad: Some Assembly Required
(By Steven Goff, The Washington Post)

Cuts Run Deep As Opener Nears
(By Barry Svrluga, The Washington Post)

Redskins Will Meet With Hackett
(The Washington Post)

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STYLE
Ritual of Repentance
We are riveted, but why? Nearly every post-scandal news conference is like every other. There's a script to these things, as we all know, and New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer followed it to the letter yesterday in seeming to acknowledge his involvement with a prostitute and apologizing for it.
(By Libby Copeland, The Washington Post)

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

In Havana, A Page From McCain's Past
Restaurateur Displays Story Of Interview With POW
(By Manuel Roig-Franzia, The Washington Post)

Kander & Ebb, A Musical Team That Death Did Not Part
(By Peter Marks, The Washington Post)

Hotel Babylon: For Men, A Promise Of Impunity
(By Hank Stuever, The Washington Post)

More Style

LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Freedom Rock
Washington Post music critic J. Freedom du Lac is online every Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET to talk about the latest on the music scene: alternative, country, alt-country, pop, hyphy, harp-rock, reggae, reggaeton, R and B and whatever it is that Britney Spears does.
(J. Freedom du Lac, washingtonpost.com)

Lean Plate Club
Talk About Nutrition and Health
(Sally Squires, washingtonpost.com)

Opinion Focus
(Eugene Robinson, washingtonpost.com)

Financial Futures
(Martha M. Hamilton, washingtonpost.com)

Chatological Humor
aka Tuesdays With Moron
(Gene Weingarten, washingtonpost.com)

More Live Discussions

Ms. Rice's Retreat
EGYPTIAN FOREIGN Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit couldn't conceal his smug satisfaction as he stood next to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at a news conference in Cairo last week. In the past, Mr. Aboul Gheit fumed in such situations as Ms. Rice spoke out about the need for Egypt to move toward d...
(The Washington Post)

The President's Lawyers
Those who interpret the law for the administration should be more accountable for their decisions.
(The Washington Post)

Benched
Athletes at D.C. charter schools should be allowed to compete in city championships.
(The Washington Post)

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