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 Clinton Gas-Tax Proposal Criticized A growing chorus -- including a top congressional Democrat -- labeled Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's proposal for suspending the federal gasoline tax ineffective and shortsighted yesterday, even as she continued to paint Sen. Barack Obama as insensitive to drivers' woes for not endorsing the plan. (By Alec MacGillis and Steven Mufson, The Washington Post) For Striking Factory Workers, U.S.-First Pledge Falls Flat (By Michael A. Fletcher, The Washington Post) Russia's Moves Add To Strains With Georgia Buildup in Separatist Area Follows Downing of Drone (By Peter Finn, The Washington Post) Woman Gains Silver Star -- And Removal From Combat Case Shows Contradictions of Army Rules (By Ann Scott Tyson, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights
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Gas Tax Gotcha Sen. Obama's courageous stand in favor of fuel conservation (The Washington Post) A Separate Peace? Pakistan's new government negotiates with the militants who harbor al-Qaeda and target U.S. forces in Afghanistan. (The Washington Post) Dulles Rail's Revival Back from the dead, thanks to effective advocacy (The Washington Post) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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