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.

Sunday, April 27, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Saudi Activist Blogger Freed After 4 Months in Jail Without Charge
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia, April 26 -- Saudi Arabia's most popular blogger was released Saturday after serving four months in prison without charge.
(By Faiza Saleh Ambah, The Washington Post)

A Show of Hands for Redskins
Three Receivers Are Selected With 2nd-Round Picks
(By Jason Reid and Jason La Canfora, The Washington Post)

U-Va.'s Long Is 1st Pick of Day, 2nd of Brisk Proceedings
U-Va.'s Long Is 1st Pick of Day, 2nd of Brisk Proceedings
(By Mark Maske, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Administration Says Particulars May Trump Geneva Protections
The Geneva Conventions' ban on "outrages against personal dignity" does not automatically apply to terrorism suspects in the custody of U.S. intelligence agencies, the Justice Department has suggested to Congress in recent letters that lay out the Bush administration's interpretation of the...
(By Joby Warrick, The Washington Post)

Studies on Chemical In Plastics Questioned
Congress Examines Role Of Industry in Regulation
(By Lyndsey Layton, The Washington Post)

Now, This Is Campaign Fatigue
(By Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post)

At Columbia, Remembering a Revolution
(By Robin Shulman, The Washington Post)

The Talk Shows
(The Washington Post)

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NATION
Administration Says Particulars May Trump Geneva Protections
The Geneva Conventions' ban on "outrages against personal dignity" does not automatically apply to terrorism suspects in the custody of U.S. intelligence agencies, the Justice Department has suggested to Congress in recent letters that lay out the Bush administration's interpretation of the...
(By Joby Warrick, The Washington Post)

Studies on Chemical In Plastics Questioned
Congress Examines Role Of Industry in Regulation
(By Lyndsey Layton, The Washington Post)

An Unusual Prosecution of a Way of Life
Texas Will Attempt to Show That Polygamist Culture Itself Harms Children
(By David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post)

The 1968 Protesters, Then and Now
(The Washington Post)

Justices Scrutinize Killer's Right to Cross-Examine
(By Robert Barnes, The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Pakistan Is at an Impasse Over Reinstating Judges
ISLAMABAD, April 26 -- After weeks of deliberation, Pakistan's newly formed coalition government appears to have reached an impasse over its month-old promise to reinstate dozens of judges fired last year by President Pervez Musharraf.
(By Candace Rondeaux, The Washington Post)

Bollywood No Longer A Dream Too Far for India's Lower Castes
(By Emily Wax, The Washington Post)

Administration Says Particulars May Trump Geneva Protections
(By Joby Warrick, The Washington Post)

Aftermath of a Soviet Famine
Ukraine's Pursuit of Genocide Designation Upsets Russians Who Say Others Died, Too
(By Peter Finn, The Washington Post)

1 Day After Talks Offer, China Assails Dalai Lama
(By Jill Drew, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Going Green Meets Gridlock: Recyclers Paralyze 16th St.
It was billed as a quick and easy way to recycle hazardous material and old electronics. It didn't quite turn out that way.
(By Kristen Mack and Bill Turque, The Washington Post)

For Rescue Group, More Room for Compassion
(By Susan DeFord, The Washington Post)

Md. Slots Opponents' Splintered Campaign
(By Marc Fisher, The Washington Post)

As Foreclosed Homes Empty, Crime Arrives
(By Jonathan Mummolo and Bill Brubaker, The Washington Post)

Rain, Lightning End Week of Wild Weather
(By Martin Weil, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Investment House?
Jason Gerbsman and his wife, Lauren, began thinking about buying a home just as the housing market began to slump two years ago. The couple, who were renting an apartment in the District, had saved a "substantial" amount for a down payment. But they wondered whether real estate was the best way t...
(By Renae Merle, The Washington Post)

The New Economics of Hunger
A brutal convergence of events has hit an unprepared global market, and grain prices are sky high. The world's poor suffer most.
(By Anthony Faiola, The Washington Post)

Studies on Chemical In Plastics Questioned
Congress Examines Role Of Industry in Regulation
(By Lyndsey Layton, The Washington Post)

As Foreclosed Homes Empty, Crime Arrives
(By Jonathan Mummolo and Bill Brubaker, The Washington Post)

Prosecute the Mortgage Sharks
(By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
Help File
Q Should I do anything extra to back up the songs I bought from MSN Music? Microsoft's e-mail last week said my purchases would still work.
(By Rob Pegoraro, The Washington Post)

The Adult Crime Game Kids Love
(By Mike Musgrove, The Washington Post)

Studies on Chemical In Plastics Questioned
Congress Examines Role Of Industry in Regulation
(By Lyndsey Layton, The Washington Post)

Saudi Activist Blogger Freed After 4 Months in Jail Without Charge
(By Faiza Saleh Ambah, The Washington Post)

Software System Is One Mortgage Offer to Avoid
(By Pat Mertz Esswein, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
U-Va.'s Long Is 1st Pick of Day, 2nd of Brisk Proceedings
The Miami Dolphins, as expected, selected Michigan OT Jake Long with the first pick in the 2008 NFL draft, while the Rams take Virginia DE Chris Long, above, with the second pick. Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan goes third to the Falcons.
(By Mark Maske, The Washington Post)

With Solid Play, Haywood Is Center of Attention
(By Ivan Carter, The Washington Post)

Chico, Nats Struggling To Get the Job Done
Cubs 7, Nationals 0
(By Barry Svrluga, The Washington Post)

A Show of Hands for Redskins
Three Receivers Are Selected With 2nd-Round Picks
(By Jason Reid and Jason La Canfora, The Washington Post)

Spratt Beats Von Flue in Mixed Martial Arts
(By B.J. Koubaroulis, The Washington Post)

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STYLE
Can You Handle It?
How many legs does a dog have, if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.
(By Monica Hesse, The Washington Post)

The Flamboyance of Simplicity
(By ROBIN GIVHAN, The Washington Post)

"I love my early hits. . . . I'm so proud of them and I've reinvented them."
Anticipating Her First Album in Years, Carly Simon Revels in Her Good Old Days
(The Washington Post)

The Voice of 'Vain'
(The Washington Post)

CAROLYN HAX
(By Carolyn Hax, The Washington Post)

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Belated Disclosure
THE FACT that Israel bombed a secret Syrian nuclear reactor built with the help of North Korea was widely if unofficially reported within days of the strike last September. But the Bush administration's decision to go public with the considerable evidence it had about the reactor has placed that...
(The Washington Post)

The FDA Needs Help
The heparin scare revealed problems the agency says it can fix. But it won't tell Congress how much that will cost.
(The Washington Post)

Responding to a Tragedy
The death of a boy prompts Maryland to improve dental care for the poor.
(The Washington Post)

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