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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| TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Alliance Invites In Croatia, Albania BUCHAREST, Romania, April 2 -- NATO's political leaders agreed Wednesday night to admit Croatia and Albania into the military alliance, but after a vigorous debate they effectively rejected President Bush's bid to put two former Soviet republics on the path to membership. (By Peter Baker, The Washington Post) It Might Be a Recession, Fed Chief Tells Congress Bernanke, Using a Word Rarely Uttered by Top Officials, Lays Out a Litany of Economic Problems (By Neil Irwin and Renae Merle, The Washington Post) Chinese Spy 'Slept' In U.S. for 2 Decades Espionage Network Said to Be Growing (By Joby Warrick and Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post) In Speeches, Clinton Often Veers to Dark Side (By Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post) Archbishop Steps Onto Main Stage (By Jacqueline L. Salmon, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights
It Might Be a Recession, Fed Chief Tells Congress Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke acknowledged yesterday for the first time that the United States may be in a recession, projecting that the economy could shrink during the first half of this year. (By Neil Irwin and Renae Merle, The Washington Post) Housing Accord Puts Builders First Strapped Homeowners Offered Little Aid (By Lori Montgomery, The Washington Post) Rep. Barton Seeks Probe In Theft of Computer Energy Panel Member Says His Medical Data Were in Stolen Laptop (By Ellen Nakashima and Rick Weiss, The Washington Post) Senators Fault DHS Pressure On Real ID Leahy Says Agency Is 'Bullying' States (By Lyndsey Layton, The Washington Post) Inaction on Polar Bear Criticized Democrats Blame Interior for Delay in Addressing Climate Change (By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post) More Politics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NATION Prosecution Rests Case in Police Shooting NEW YORK, April 2 -- At first, it seemed like an open-and-shut case: Police fired 50 bullets at a group of friends in a car and killed an unarmed black man on the morning of his wedding day. (By Robin Shulman, The Washington Post) It Might Be a Recession, Fed Chief Tells Congress Bernanke, Using a Word Rarely Uttered by Top Officials, Lays Out a Litany of Economic Problems (By Neil Irwin and Renae Merle, The Washington Post) Inaction on Polar Bear Criticized Democrats Blame Interior for Delay in Addressing Climate Change (By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post) Chinese Spy 'Slept' In U.S. for 2 Decades Espionage Network Said to Be Growing (By Joby Warrick and Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post) Post-9/11 Memo Indicates View Around Constitution (The Washington Post) More Nation
Chinese Spy 'Slept' In U.S. for 2 Decades Prosecutors called Chi Mak the "perfect sleeper agent," though he hardly looked the part. For two decades, the bespectacled Chinese-born engineer lived quietly with his wife in a Los Angeles suburb, buying a house and holding a steady job with a U.S. defense contractor, which rewarded him with... (By Joby Warrick and Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post) Brazil's Military Mobilizes Against Dengue Outbreak Leaves 67 Dead, Sickens Tens of Thousands (By Monte Reel, The Washington Post) Alliance Invites In Croatia, Albania Bush Is Rebuffed In Bid for Support Of Ex-Soviet States (By Peter Baker, The Washington Post) Mugabe Hanging On as Party Loses Grip on Parliament (By Craig Timberg and Darlington Majonga, The Washington Post) Inaction on Polar Bear Criticized Democrats Blame Interior for Delay in Addressing Climate Change (By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post) More World
Sweeping Bills Passed To Help Homeowners Maryland lawmakers passed some of the nation's most ambitious legislation to control the housing crisis yesterday by toughening oversight of the mortgage-lending industry and establishing preemptive measures to help people at risk of foreclosure. (By Philip Rucker, The Washington Post) 400 of 'Most Vulnerable' Homeless to Get Apartments (By Sylvia Moreno, The Washington Post) On the Other Tightrope Parents Weigh Animal Rights Ethics Against Kids' Enjoyment of the Circus (By Petula Dvorak, The Washington Post) Man Is Fatally Shot; Officials Ask Residents to Aid Police (By Elissa Silverman, The Washington Post) O'Malley to Seek Change in Law to Replace Wynn (By Rosalind S. Helderman and Lisa Rein, The Washington Post) More Metro
Contracts for Body Armor Filled Without Initial Tests Government auditors said yesterday that nearly half of 28 contracts to manufacture body armor for Army soldiers were completed without the gear ever going through an initial test. (By Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post) 4 Airlines Probed After Safety Audit, FAA Officials Say (By Del Quentin Wilber, The Washington Post) Awaiting the Stimulus? Check Your Numbers. (By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post) It Might Be a Recession, Fed Chief Tells Congress Bernanke, Using a Word Rarely Uttered by Top Officials, Lays Out a Litany of Economic Problems (By Neil Irwin and Renae Merle, The Washington Post) A Hotel Boosted by a Bedtime Story (By Ylan Q. Mui, The Washington Post) More Business
Data Breaches Hit 8.3 Million Records in First Quarter At least 8.3 million personal and financial records of consumers were potentially compromised by data breaches at businesses, universities and government agencies in the first quarter of 2008, according to statistics released yesterday. (The Washington Post) Personal Tech (Rob Pegoraro, washingtonpost.com) For Slain Youth, World Wide Web Of Mourners Strangers Create Memorials To a Gay Teen Named Larry (By Jose Antonio Vargas, The Washington Post) Chinese Spy 'Slept' In U.S. for 2 Decades Espionage Network Said to Be Growing (By Joby Warrick and Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post) Rep. Barton Seeks Probe In Theft of Computer Energy Panel Member Says His Medical Data Were in Stolen Laptop (By Ellen Nakashima and Rick Weiss, The Washington Post) More Technology
Zimmerman Backs Redding's Fine Effort Tim Redding takes a one-hitter into the eighth inning and Ryan Zimmerman hits a solo homer to help the Nationals stay unbeaten with a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. (By Barry Svrluga, The Washington Post) Playoffs Could Be Big Payoff for Ovechkin, Caps (By Tarik El-Bashir, The Washington Post) Zorn Gets Started by Learning Who He Is, and Who He's Not (By Mark Maske, The Washington Post) Arenas Returns, Wizards Stunned Jamison, Stevenson Suffer Sprains in Last-Second Loss: Bucks 110, Wizards 109 (By Ivan Carter, The Washington Post) Owners Back Anti-Cheating Measures (By Mark Maske, The Washington Post) More Sports
All Aboard: 'Trains' Rolls on Fresh Tracks "Two Trains Running" arrives in the nick of time in "August Wilson's 20th Century," the Kennedy Center presentation of Wilson's cycle of 10 works, one for each decade. After the calumnies of the '40s drama "Seven Guitars" and the woes of the '50s in "Fences," it's a relief to shift into the '60s... (By Peter Marks, The Washington Post) Eight Little Idolettes, Minus Ramiele (By Tamara Jones, The Washington Post) Meet Abigail (The Washington Post) TODAY'S NEWS (The Washington Post) Holzmair's Solemn Remembrance (By Anne Midgette, The Washington Post) More Style
Personal Tech The Washington Post's Rob Pegoraro discusses his recent reviews and answers your personal tech questions. (Rob Pegoraro, washingtonpost.com) Celebritology Live Get the Scoop on the Latest Gossip Making Waves on the Web (Liz Kelly, washingtonpost.com) Slate: Patching Up the U.S. Post-Bush How the Next Administration Can Fix the Military, U.S. Diplomacy and More (Fred Kaplan, washingtonpost.com) Washington Sketch (Dana Milbank, washingtonpost.com) Got Plans? (The Going Out Gurus, washingtonpost.com) More Live Discussions
Wrong Relief DEMOCRATS and Republicans in the Senate have joined hands and are marching to rescue the U.S. housing market. Far be it from us to rain on this bipartisan parade, which would marshal such measures as tax incentives for buying foreclosed homes and expanded mortgage revenue bonds. But the mere fact... (The Washington Post) The Castillo Case Maryland's legislature and judiciary must face the tragedy of three murdered children. (The Washington Post) Battle for Basra The Iraqi government uses its own army to fight Shiite militias. Is that bad news? (The Washington Post) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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