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.

Saturday, May 03, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
China Leaves Small Investors Behind on Road To Capitalism
SHANGHAI -- When emergency workers found Wang sprawled unconscious after having downed two bags of insecticide, he was still clutching the PDA he had been using to check stock prices.
(By Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post)

Palestinian Recruits Hit Streets Unprepared
Israel Blocks Arrival Of U.S.-Funded Gear
(By Griff Witte and Ellen Knickmeyer, The Washington Post)

For Bush in Last Year, It's the Principle
As Influence Wanes, He Stays Resolute
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

Virginia Tries to Ensure Students' Safety in Cyberspace
State-Mandated Classes on Internet Take Shape
(By Theresa Vargas, The Washington Post)

More Today's Highlights

POLITICS
For Bush in Last Year, It's the Principle
After U.S. gasoline prices surged to a record high this week, President Bush strode into the Rose Garden to unveil his plans for coping with skyrocketing energy costs: drill for oil in Alaska, add U.S. refineries and build more nuclear plants.
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

Ex-Aide Sentenced; New Probe Emerges
(By Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post)

In Special Elections, GOP Tests Anti-Obama Strategy
(By Paul Kane, The Washington Post)

Despite Wright Flap, Obama's GOP Backers Sticking With Him -- for Now
(By Krissah Williams, The Washington Post)

Democrats Step Up Debate on Gas Tax
Both Candidates Focusing on Economy
(By Dan Balz and Peter Slevin, The Washington Post)

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NATION
For Bush in Last Year, It's the Principle
After U.S. gasoline prices surged to a record high this week, President Bush strode into the Rose Garden to unveil his plans for coping with skyrocketing energy costs: drill for oil in Alaska, add U.S. refineries and build more nuclear plants.
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

On Spam's Birthday, Three Cheers for 'Delete'
(By Mike Musgrove, The Washington Post)

Job-Loss Figure Brings Cheer
Economy's Woes May Be Moderate
(By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)

Administration Reportedly Forces Out EPA Official
(By Juliet Eilperin and Kari Lydersen, The Washington Post)

More Nation

WORLD
Zimbabwe Voting Results Will Force Leadership Runoff
HARARE, Zimbabwe, May 2 -- Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai won more votes than President Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe's presidential election but not enough to avoid a runoff, according to official results released Friday after a delay of more than a month.
(The Washington Post)

Palestinian Recruits Hit Streets Unprepared
Israel Blocks Arrival Of U.S.-Funded Gear
(By Griff Witte and Ellen Knickmeyer, The Washington Post)

Hong Kong Shows Warmth To Mainland in Torch Relay
(By Maureen Fan, The Washington Post)

Reports Fault U.N. Watchdog Unit
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(By Colum Lynch, The Washington Post)

China Leaves Small Investors Behind on Road To Capitalism
(By Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post)

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METRO
In D.C. Area, a Superdelegate Tug of War
Maryland Democratic Party Vice Chairman Lauren Glover is fielding calls from Sen. Barack Obama. Jim Leaman, executive director of the Virginia AFL-CIO, is being inundated with personal letters and e-mails from supporters of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. And D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. just...
(By Tim Craig, John Wagner and Nikita Stewart, The Washington Post)

Openness Promised In Probe Of Killing
Facts Will be Public In Rawlings Case, D.C. Police Say
(By Allison Klein, The Washington Post)

Metro-monial Bliss
Forget the Limo. Newlyweds Ride Into the Future on the Subway.
(By Jonathan Mummolo, The Washington Post)

Nephew of Tax Fraud Suspect Is First to Plead Guilty in Scheme
(By Paul Duggan, The Washington Post)

Virginia Tries to Ensure Students' Safety in Cyberspace
State-Mandated Classes on Internet Take Shape
(By Theresa Vargas, The Washington Post)

More Metro

BUSINESS
China Leaves Small Investors Behind on Road To Capitalism
SHANGHAI -- When emergency workers found Wang sprawled unconscious after having downed two bags of insecticide, he was still clutching the PDA he had been using to check stock prices.
(By Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post)

Speeding Up Safety
With the government slow to act and consumers quick to mobilize, companies have learned to take swift action on potentially dangerous products.
(By Annys Shin, The Washington Post)

Job-Loss Figure Brings Cheer
Economy's Woes May Be Moderate
(By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)

Democrats Step Up Debate on Gas Tax
Both Candidates Focusing on Economy
(By Dan Balz and Peter Slevin, The Washington Post)

Costs Soar at National Harbor
Prices of Labor, Materials Cited
(By Anita Huslin, The Washington Post)

More Business

TECHNOLOGY
Virginia Tries to Ensure Students' Safety in Cyberspace
Alan Portillo didn't think much, if at all, about his online vulnerability. Then the 15-year-old heard technology teacher Wendy Maitland list three pieces of information an online predator would need to find him.
(By Theresa Vargas, The Washington Post)

On Spam's Birthday, Three Cheers for 'Delete'
(By Mike Musgrove, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
The Cavs Have a LeBron, And the Wizards Don't
Simply put, the Wizards have some nice pieces while the Cleveland Cavaliers have a truly gifted and great player in LeBron James.
(By Michael Wilbon, The Washington Post)

Zorn, Redskins Begin Throwing It All Together
(By Jason Reid, The Washington Post)

Long Behind the Scenes, Trainer Has Shot to Shine
Baffert Protege Harty Prepped Well-Respected Colonel John
(By John Scheinman, The Washington Post)

A Cleveland Blockade
Cavaliers Oust Wizards for 3rd Consecutive Year
(By Ivan Carter, The Washington Post)

Gibbs Is Making All the Right Moves
His Team Thrives, but Stewart Is Being Wooed
(By Liz Clarke, The Washington Post)

More Sports

STYLE
ASK AMY
DEAR AMY: I have been dating a guy for about six weeks. At first it was great. We hung out a lot -- he would text me to say "hey" or call out of the blue to tell me to have a good day.
(The Washington Post)

Window on the World
In New York, Replanting Darwin's Fertile Ground For Thought
(By Adrian Higgins, The Washington Post)

NAMES & FACES
(The Washington Post)

Nats Could Use Some Designated Sitters in Those Pricey Seats
(By Paul Farhi, The Washington Post)

Forty Years On, RFK Ad Maker Still Frames The Campaigns
(By Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post)

More Style

Strike From Afar
TOMAHAWK MISSILES fired by a U.S. Navy ship demolished a house in central Somalia on Thursday and killed a vicious militia leader and al-Qaeda operative. It was a victory for the Bush administration's counterterrorism operations in Africa -- and a demonstration of the limits of a strategy based a...
(The Washington Post)

The Greening of Montgomery
Requiring Energy Star home construction standards is another small step toward saving the planet.
(The Washington Post)

Winging It at the FAA
Fake reports from Dallas-Fort Worth control tower add to the aviation agency's air of chaos.
(The Washington Post)

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