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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Politics News & Analysis Wednesday, May 21, 2008
KY. AND ORE. PRIMARIES Obama Takes Delegate Majority (By Dan Balz) Clinton Wins Her Faithful in Ky., But Obama Gains Whites in Ore. (By Jon Cohen and Jennifer Agiesta) Sketch: Bluegrass, Bourbon and Kool-Aid (By Dana Milbank) Obama Celebrates the Past, Eyes the Future (By Shailagh Murray) The Fix by Chris Cillizza Capitol Briefing by Ben Pershing The Sleuth by Mary Ann Akers Best of the Web > Powered by RealClearPolitics.com Today's top political news and commentary: Clinton's Claim (Nicholas Wapshott, New York Sun) Can Obama Do Anything to Get Clinton Out? (John Dickerson, Slate) All That's Missing is a Concession Speech (Gerard Baker, Times of London) Can Barack Appease Hillary's Base? (Kirsten Powers, New York Post) Not Supporting Clinton Isn't an Attack on Feminism (Jon Chait, LAT) Politics Toolbox NEW: Campaign Toolbox Everything you need to keep track of the 2008 presidential campaign. Campaign 2008: The Presidential Field > More Political Headlines Kennedy Has Malignant Brain Tumor (By Jonathan Weisman and Paul Kane) Kennedy's Cancer Is Very Lethal (By Rob Stein) Farm Bill's Subsidy Costs May Rise (By Dan Morgan) FBI Reports of Abuse Were Ignored, Audit Finds (By Carrie Johnson and Josh White) Opinions In Some PE Classes, Counting Small Steps To Achieve Fitness (By Valerie Strauss) The Ground Clinton Broke (By Ruth Marcus) No Other Like Him (By David S. Broder) Live Discussions Wed. May 21 at 11 a.m. ET: Post Politics Hour (Matthew Mosk) Wed. May 21 at Noon ET: Federal Diary (Stephen Barr) Wed. May 21 at 1 p.m. ET: Real Life Politics (Ruth Marcus) | |||||||||
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