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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| Opinions Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Quote of the Day  Beneath the carefully constructed veneer of a blithering buffoon, there lurks a blithering buffoon.Featured Opinions Where Wright Goes Wrong The Rev. Jeremiah Wright has become Barack Obama's cross to bear. The Shrinking Election The 'change' election was supposed to be about ideas. It is losing focus. A Pastor at Center Stage It seems clear that Rev. Wright wants to be a central figure in this presidential campaign. He should be. Words Heard Differently White and black Americans are separated by a common language. Cheney's Total Impunity How far will Vice President Cheney go to shield himself and his office from public scrutiny?
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