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, April 15, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Delta, Northwest Agree to Merger
Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines last night announced a proposed merger that would create the world's largest carrier and possibly spur an industry-wide round of restructuring that could vastly change air travel for millions of Americans.
(By Del Quentin Wilber, The Washington Post)

A Back-to-Basics Messenger
Pontiff Expected to Stress Traditional Catholic Worship, Belief in Miracles
(By Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)

McCain Echoes Clinton's Attacks
Obama Talks of November Damage
(By Shailagh Murray and Perry Bacon Jr., The Washington Post)

Collectors Cost IRS More Than They Raise
(By Lyndsey Layton and Christopher Lee, The Washington Post)

At McLean School, Playing Tag Turns Into Hot Potato
(By Michael Alison Chandler, The Washington Post)

More Today's Highlights

POLITICS
Collectors Cost IRS More Than They Raise
The Internal Revenue Service expects to lose more than $37 million by using private debt collectors to pursue tax scofflaws through a program that has outraged consumers and led to charges on Capitol Hill that the agency is wasting money for work that IRS agents could do more effectively.
(By Lyndsey Layton and Christopher Lee, The Washington Post)

McCain Echoes Clinton's Attacks
Obama Talks of November Damage
(By Shailagh Murray and Perry Bacon Jr., The Washington Post)

Economists Debate Link Between War, Credit Crisis
(By Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post)

Bush Concedes Defeat On Colombia Trade Pact
(The Washington Post)

Lawmakers Want FBI Access to Data Curbed
(By Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post)

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NATION
Lawmakers Want FBI Access to Data Curbed
Bipartisan groups in Congress are pressing to place new controls on the FBI's ability to demand troves of sensitive personal information from telephone providers and credit card companies, over the opposition of agency officials who say they deserve more time to clean up past abuses.
(By Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post)

Collectors Cost IRS More Than They Raise
(By Lyndsey Layton and Christopher Lee, The Washington Post)

Economists Debate Link Between War, Credit Crisis
(By Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post)

Building Ties With Catholics A Bush Priority
President Identifies With Church on Key Issues
(By Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post)

Asian Groups Fight to Change Eatery's Name
(By Keith B. Richburg, The Washington Post)

More Nation

WORLD
Chinese Relentlessly Patrol A Subdued but Jittery Lhasa
LHASA, China -- Two elderly Tibetan women lay prostrate before the Potala Palace on a recent day, venerating the 1,000-room hilltop monument that was once the seat of an independent Tibetan government and the Dalai Lama's winter residence.
(The Washington Post)

Berlusconi Poised For 3rd Term as Economy Stalls
(By Sarah Delaney, The Washington Post)

A Drive Toward the Goal Of Greater Freedom
Basketball Team Resists Saudi Restrictions on Female Athletes
(By Faiza Saleh Ambah, The Washington Post)

Economists Debate Link Between War, Credit Crisis
(By Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post)

British Journalist for CBS Freed in Iraqi Army Raid
(By Ernesto Londoño, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Nats' New Cathedral to Baseball Prepares for Pontiff
The transformation of Nationals Park into an open-air church for a Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI began yesterday, with workers installing hundreds of thousands of square feet of flooring over the Kentucky bluegrass outfield.
(By Daniel LeDuc and Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post)

Police Worry Immigrants' Help in Cases Will Dry Up
(By Dan Morse, The Washington Post)

D.C.'s 'Miss Daisy' Does All the Driving
From Behind the Wheel, Cabbie Has Steered Through Decades of Change
(By Sue Anne Pressley Montes, The Washington Post)

A Back-to-Basics Messenger
Pontiff Expected to Stress Traditional Catholic Worship, Belief in Miracles
(By Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)

'Deceptively Strong'
After a Year, a Virginia Tech Survivor Is Coming to Terms With a Tragedy
(By Tamara Jones, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Delta, Northwest Agree to Merger
Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines last night announced a proposed merger that would create the world's largest carrier and possibly spur an industry-wide round of restructuring that could vastly change air travel for millions of Americans.
(By Del Quentin Wilber, The Washington Post)

Collectors Cost IRS More Than They Raise
(By Lyndsey Layton and Christopher Lee, The Washington Post)

Economists Debate Link Between War, Credit Crisis
(By Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post)

Chinese Relentlessly Patrol A Subdued but Jittery Lhasa
(The Washington Post)

Economy's Fate Hinges On Shoppers' Stamina
(By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)

More Business

TECHNOLOGY
Broadcasters Scramble to Change the Channel on FCC's Community Mandates
As U.S. broadcasters gather in Las Vegas this week for an annual meeting, a hot topic is a plan to make them do more to serve communities, from creating citizen advisory panels to sharing radio playlists with the government.
(By Cindy Skrzycki, The Washington Post)

Lawmakers Want FBI Access to Data Curbed
(By Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post)

Blockbuster Offers to Buy Circuit City
(By Ylan Q. Mui, The Washington Post)

Online Confusion Prompts OPM to Restart Executive Search Process
(By Stephen Barr, The Washington Post)

More Technology

SPORTS
In Need of a Quick Fix
Capitals Coach Bruce Boudreau cancels practice Monday and calls a series of meeting and video sessions in order to dissect Sunday's perplexing Game 2 loss.
(By Tarik El-Bashir, The Washington Post)

Olympic Athletes Have Their Say
Some Speak Out On Global Issues
(By Liz Clarke and Amy Shipley, The Washington Post)

Lakers' Bryant Has Best Shot at Elusive MVP Award
(By Michael Lee, The Washington Post)

Playoff Drive Will Be Done at No. 5
Wizards' Seed Set After Cavs Top 76ers: Wizards 117, Pacers 110
(By Ivan Carter, The Washington Post)

Millar Breaks Loose With 3 RBI to Lift O's
Orioles 4, Blue Jays 3
(By Marc Carig, The Washington Post)

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STYLE
'Deceptively Strong'
BLACKSBURG, Va. Spring comes fitfully to this Blue Ridge valley, the wind carrying snow flurries one day and kites the next. In the cold sunlight, the dogwoods bloom and then the lilacs, defiant. It is a season of struggle. Derek O'Dell digs out his favorite fleece jacket, studying the holes in o...
(By Tamara Jones, The Washington Post)

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

Smithsonian Official Resigned In Wake of Ethics Probe
Internal Report Cited Latino Center Leader For Multiple Violations
(By James V. Grimaldi and Jacqueline Trescott, The Washington Post)

WCO's 'Bianca' Is Something To Sing About
(By Anne Midgette, The Washington Post)

Mariah Sticks to a Known Equation
(By J. Freedom du Lac, The Washington Post)

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LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Book World: 'Sexual Fluidity'
Author Lisa Diamond discusses her new book, 'Sexual Fluidity,' which explores the changing nature of sexual identity and desire as experienced by many women in America.
(Lisa Diamond, washingtonpost.com)

Freedom Rock
(J. Freedom du Lac, washingtonpost.com)

Opinion Focus
(Eugene Robinson, washingtonpost.com)

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

Station Break
(Paul Farhi, washingtonpost.com)

More Live Discussions

Rogue Democrat
FOR THOSE who argue that democracies are natural allies in international affairs, South Africa poses a vexing challenge. Since that country began serving a term on the U.N. Security Council last year, the government of President Thabo Mbeki has consistently allied itself with the world's rogue st...
(The Washington Post)

Judges, and Justice, Delayed
The Senate needs to move faster on court nominations.
(The Washington Post)

Fast-Track Fatalities
In Maryland, lawmakers yield to drivers' need to speed.
(The Washington Post)

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