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 27, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
U.S. Steps Up Unilateral Strikes in Pakistan
The United States has escalated its unilateral strikes against al-Qaeda members and fighters operating in Pakistan's tribal areas, partly because of anxieties that Pakistan's new leaders will insist on scaling back military operations in that country, according to U.S. officials.
(By Robin Wright and Joby Warrick, The Washington Post)

McCain Outlines Foreign Policy
In Speech, He Vows Collaborative Approach
(By Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post)

Cash-Strapped Metro Needs Millions in Repairs
(By Lena H. Sun, The Washington Post)

U.S. Initially Unconcerned About Erroneous Shipment
(By Josh White and Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post)

In N.Va., a Latino Community Unravels
Job Losses and Pr. William Law Hit Illegal Immigrants and Others
(By N.C. Aizenman, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
McCain Outlines Foreign Policy
LOS ANGELES, March 26 -- Sen. John McCain on Wednesday promised a collaborative foreign policy that would seek the input of allies abroad and would contrast sharply with the go-it-alone approach of the Bush administration.
(By Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post)

U.S. to Stop Green Card Denials for Dissidents
(By Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)

Further Debunking the 'War Zone' Myth
(The Washington Post)

Clinton Backers Rebuke Pelosi for Stance on Superdelegates
(By Dan Balz and Perry Bacon Jr., The Washington Post)

After Recent Discord, Bush to Meet With Putin in Russia
(By Peter Baker, The Washington Post)

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NATION
U.S. to Stop Green Card Denials for Dissidents
The U.S. immigration service said yesterday that it will temporarily stop denying green cards to refugees and other legal immigrants tied to groups that sought to topple foreign dictatorships, placing their cases on hold while it determines more "logical, common-sense" rules for judging them.
(By Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)

High Court Weighs Self-Representation
(By Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)

NOAA to Assess Whether Melting Ice Endangers Seals
(By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post)

Many Potential Leaders of Tomorrow Reject the Role
(By Laura Sessions Stepp, The Washington Post)

U.S. Initially Unconcerned About Erroneous Shipment
(By Josh White and Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Eyewitnesses Recount Terrifying Day in Tibet
BEIJING, March 26 -- In the moment, Canadian backpacker John Kenwood recalled, he was "young and stupid, and it was all adrenaline." He was running, one in a mob of 200 or so, screaming, "Free Tibet!" and chasing riot police down a narrow street in downtown Lhasa in the early afternoon of March 14.
(By Jill Drew, The Washington Post)

Argentine Export Policy Hits a Roadblock
Fury Follows President's Increase of Agricultural Taxes
(By Monte Reel, The Washington Post)

U.S. Steps Up Unilateral Strikes in Pakistan
Officials Fear Support From Islamabad Will Wane
(By Robin Wright and Joby Warrick, The Washington Post)

Foreign Wealth Funds Defend U.S. Investments
Profit, Not Politics, Is Motive, Officials Say
(By Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post)

U.S. to Stop Green Card Denials for Dissidents
(By Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Power Company Agrees to Credit for Md. Customers
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and executives of Constellation Energy will announce today that the energy giant has agreed under a legal settlement to give 1.1 million electricity customers in the Washington-Baltimore area a one-time $170 credit on their bills, according to sources familiar with the...
(By Lisa Rein, The Washington Post)

Go-Go Club in Charles Attracts Teens Inside and Police Outside
(By Dan Morse, The Washington Post)

In N.Va., a Latino Community Unravels
Job Losses and Pr. William Law Hit Illegal Immigrants and Others
(By N.C. Aizenman, The Washington Post)

Cash-Strapped Metro Needs Millions in Repairs
(By Lena H. Sun, The Washington Post)

Experts for Defense Raise Doubts
(By Dan Morse, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Wiring Checkup Stops Hundreds Of Flights
American Airlines canceled about 300 flights yesterday so that wiring on the carrier's entire fleet of Boeing MD-80s could be checked after a federal audit raised concerns about an earlier inspection.
(By Kendra Marr, The Washington Post)

Foreign Wealth Funds Defend U.S. Investments
Profit, Not Politics, Is Motive, Officials Say
(By Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post)

Cheaper to Keep Her and Pay Off the Loan
(By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post)

In N.Va., a Latino Community Unravels
Job Losses and Pr. William Law Hit Illegal Immigrants and Others
(By N.C. Aizenman, The Washington Post)

Eyewitnesses Recount Terrifying Day in Tibet
How a Protest Became a Rampage
(By Jill Drew, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
Verizon Asks FCC to Help Ease Switches From Cable
Verizon Communications asked the Federal Communications Commission yesterday to take steps that would make it easier for cable subscribers to switch to Verizon's competing subscription-television service.
(By Cecilia Kang, The Washington Post)

O'Malley Discusses Deal to Kill Computer Services Tax
(By John Wagner and Philip Rucker, The Washington Post)

Picture Imperfect
(By Rob Pegoraro, The Washington Post)

Motorola to Split Up as Handset Unit Struggles
(By Ville Heiskanen and Amy Thomson, The Washington Post)

Report Faults Pentagon's Reliance on Contractors
(By Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
King of the Hill
Western Kentucky senior Ty Rogers doesn't have NBA aspirations but his game-winning shot against Drake will live on in Hilltopper lore.
(By Eric Prisbell, The Washington Post)

Wizards Rally Past Sonics
(AP)

Redskins to Visit Giants In NFL Opener on Sept. 4
(By Jason Reid, The Washington Post)

First Base Job Seems To Be Johnson's
Young Struggles Through the Spring
(By Barry Svrluga, The Washington Post)

Longtime Navy Basketball Coach Carnevale Dies at 92
(The Washington Post)

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STYLE
Rage Against The Machine
LOS ANGELES Bob Lefsetz is cranking the outrage to 11. Again.
(By J. Freedom du Lac, The Washington Post)

L.A. Times To Investigate Source of Story On Rapper
Smoking Gun Web Site Says FBI Records Linking Combs To Shakur Assault Are Fake
(By Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post)

Gnarls Barkley Seconds Its Emotion
(By J. Freedom du Lac, The Washington Post)

We have questions. Questions about questions.
(The Washington Post)

SHOPPER
In the Trenches for Those Springtime Gales
(The Washington Post)

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LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Books: 'Declaring Independence'
Former political consultant Douglas E. Schoen, author of "Declaring Independence: The Beginning of the End of the Two-Party System," explains why 2008 could be the right time for a third-party run in the ideological space between the two main parties.
(Douglas E. Schoen, washingtonpost.com)

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

Got Plans?
(The Going Out Gurus, washingtonpost.com)

National Security and Intelligence
(Dana Priest, washingtonpost.com)

Designing Nationals Park
(Joe Spear and Jim Chibnall, washingtonpost.com)

More Live Discussions

Headed for Home
AT THE HEIGHT of the impassioned debate about building a baseball stadium, then-Mayor Anthony A. Williams urged the District to look ahead "to what our city could become." A glimpse of that future arrives this weekend as the District inaugurates its gleaming new baseball stadium. It's too soon to...
(The Washington Post)

Scandal in the Making
A stalemate at the Federal Election Commission could block public financing for the fall presidential campaign.
(The Washington Post)

Bad Judgment
Labeling a close U.S. ally a terrorist organization, Immigration leaves a dedicated Iraqi translator in limbo.
(The Washington Post)

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