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 Pa. Debate Stresses Politics Over Policy PHILADELPHIA, April 16 -- Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton both defended their handling of missteps and misstatements on the campaign trail -- and directed sharp criticisms toward each other -- during a potentially pivotal Democratic debate here Wednesday night. (By Dan Balz and Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post) Multitudes Gather for a Glimpse Or, Perhaps, a Touch of the Hand Multitudes Gather for a Glimpse Or, Perhaps, a Touch of the Hand (By Paul Schwartzman and Hamil R. Harris, The Washington Post) New Freedom, and Peril, in Online Criticism of China (By Ariana Eunjung Cha and Jill Drew, The Washington Post) U.S. to Expand Collection Of Crime Suspects' DNA Policy Adds People Arrested but Not Convicted (By Ellen Nakashima and Spencer Hsu, The Washington Post) Justices Uphold Lethal Injection Procedure Split Reasoning Opens Door to New Challenges (By Robert Barnes, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights
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Mr. Zahar and Mr. Carter ON THE OPPOSITE page today we publish an article by the "foreign minister" of Hamas, Mahmoud al-Zahar, that drips with hatred for Israel, and with praise for former president Jimmy Carter. We believe Mr. Zahar's words are worth publishing because they provide some clarity about the group he helps... (The Washington Post) Warmed Over President Bush delivers much talk and little action on climate change. (The Washington Post) Clawing for Life Facing disaster, two governors act to save the Chesapeake Bay's crabs. (The Washington Post) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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