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.

Thursday, May 08, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Did Rush Limbaugh Tilt Result In Indiana?
Even as Barack Obama's campaign celebrated Tuesday's primary results, aides charged yesterday that they would have had an even stronger showing were it not for meddling by an unlikely booster of Hillary Rodham Clinton: the popular conservative radio host and longtime Clinton family nemesis Rush...
(By Alec MacGillis and Peter Slevin, The Washington Post)

U.S. Disaster Relief Efforts Hampered
Blocked From Entering Burma, Charities Funnel Aid to Groups Already There
(By Philip Rucker, The Washington Post)

FBI Backs Off From Secret Order for Data After Lawsuit
(By Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post)

A Foster Child Comes of Age
After Years in a System Offering Support Networks, A Young Woman Learns Skills to Thrive Independently
(By Chris L. Jenkins, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Clinton Spurns Calls to Quit Race
Now facing almost insurmountable odds, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) came under fresh pressure yesterday to end her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination against Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.), but she vowed to remain in the race "until there is a nominee."
(By Dan Balz, Anne E. Kornblut and Perry Bacon Jr., The Washington Post)

Did Rush Limbaugh Tilt Result In Indiana?
Conservative Host Urged 'Chaos' Votes
(By Alec MacGillis and Peter Slevin, The Washington Post)

Lawmakers Accused of Flouting Rules on Use of Staff
(By Carrie Johnson and Paul Kane, The Washington Post)

Officials Testify on Disaster Plans
Chertoff, Leavitt Admit 'Deficiencies' in Hospitals' Abilities
(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)

Clinton Camp Chides NBC
(The Washington Post)

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NATION
Officials Testify on Disaster Plans
Two Bush administration Cabinet members yesterday acknowledged gaps in the capability of U.S. hospitals to deal with a mass-casualty terrorist attack or other disaster, but they said a congressional effort to block pending Medicaid cuts will not fix the problem.
(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)

6 Philadelphia Officers Benched
Mayor Calls Actions in Videotaped Beatings 'Unacceptable'
(By Robert Strauss, The Washington Post)

FBI Backs Off From Secret Order for Data After Lawsuit
(By Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post)

U.S. Disaster Relief Efforts Hampered
Blocked From Entering Burma, Charities Funnel Aid to Groups Already There
(By Philip Rucker, The Washington Post)

WVU President Clings to Job After Faculty Vote
(By Robin Shulman, The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Scant Aid Reaching Burma's Delta
BANGKOK, May 7 -- Small quantities of drinking water, food, tents and other vital supplies reached Burma's devastated Irrawaddy Delta region Wednesday, as bodies floated uncollected in swollen rivers and sea-flooded rice paddies five days after a cyclone roared through.
(By Amy Kazmin and Colum Lynch, The Washington Post)

For Russia, a Second Center of Power
Medvedev Takes Oath as President and Chooses His Mentor, Putin, to Be Premier
(By Peter Finn, The Washington Post)

Born at the Dawn of a New State
Two Men's Lives Reflect Divergent Fortunes of Jewish, Palestinian Peoples
(By Griff Witte, The Washington Post)

Zimbabwe Youths Kill Opposition Activists
11 Die in Escalation of Post-Election Violence
(By Craig Timberg, The Washington Post)

Colombian Commander Extradited to U.S. After Leniency Deal Collapses
(By Juan Forero, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Miller Might Not Be The Retiring Type
A year and a half after Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. announced that this term would be his last, the heavy betting among his colleagues is that the Annapolis titan will seek reelection in 2010.
(By John Wagner, The Washington Post)

Burst Water Main Jolts Neighbors, Swamps Park
Aged System Blamed in Break In Chevy Chase
(By Lori Aratani, The Washington Post)

A Foster Child Comes of Age
After Years in a System Offering Support Networks, A Young Woman Learns Skills to Thrive Independently
(By Chris L. Jenkins, The Washington Post)

Tow Trucks Hold Winning Edge on Stadium Parking Enforcement
(By Elissa Silverman, The Washington Post)

Political and Business Leaders Honor Winners of Hoop Dreams Scholarships
(By Clarence Williams, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Color of Money Live
Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosts a free-for-all discussion about money matters.
(Michelle Singletary, washingtonpost.com)

Marriott Weighs Risk, Opportunity Of a Hotel in Baghdad Green Zone
(By Michael S. Rosenwald, The Washington Post)

General Dynamics In Power Switch
Appointment of Dominion CEO Will End an Era
(By Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post)

Scant Aid Reaching Burma's Delta
Diplomat Says Toll Could Hit 100,000
(By Amy Kazmin and Colum Lynch, The Washington Post)

FBI Backs Off From Secret Order for Data After Lawsuit
(By Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
FCC to Test Transition to Digital TV in N.C.
The switch to digital broadcasting, the biggest change for the television industry since color TV, will get a trial run in September in Wilmington, N.C.
(By Kim Hart, The Washington Post)

Clearwire, Sprint Nextel Set Course for WiMax
$12 Billion Partnership to Focus on Speed and Distance
(By Cecilia Kang and Kim Hart, The Washington Post)

Google Still Unchallenged
(By Rob Pegoraro, The Washington Post)

FBI Backs Off From Secret Order for Data After Lawsuit
(By Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post)

Platypus Genome Found Fittingly Strange
Cobbled-Together Creature Yields New Evolutionary Insights
(By Rick Weiss, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
There's No 'I' in MVP
After the Lakers are unable trade him 11 months ago, Kobe Bryant is left in Southern California with a better team, smarter executives, a better coach and a MVP trophy.
(By Michael Wilbon, The Washington Post)

NFL Obtains Videos of More Patriots Taping
Further Sanctions Are Unlikely; No Evidence of Team Recording Super Bowl Walk-Through
(By Mark Maske, The Washington Post)

Nats' Slip-Ups Lead to A Fall
Mistakes Contribute To Loss in the Ninth: Astros 4, Nationals 3
(By Barry Svrluga, The Washington Post)

Capitals Seek An Extension For Fedorov
(The Washington Post)

Georgetown's Rivers to Transfer
(By Camille Powell, The Washington Post)

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STYLE
Falling Into A Musical Wonderland
It was the most outrageous thing the music establishment could have imagined. Here was Sir Georg Solti leading the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a new work by a leading avant-garde composer, and there were . . . arias! With actual melodies! Contemporary music, as everyone knew, was supposed to be...
(By Stephen Brookes, The Washington Post)

The Reliable Source
(By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts, The Washington Post)

Eyes Only: [redacted]
In Its [box] Offices, the National Security Archive Houses Stockpiles of [box] , Gotten From the Government by [box]
(By Peter Carlson, The Washington Post)

Signature's 'Glory Days' Ends One-Day Broadway Run
(By Nelson Pressley, The Washington Post)

In 'Cannery Row,' a Preserved Simplicity
(By JONATHAN YARDLEY, The Washington Post)

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LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Slate: The Weird Worlds of Miley Cyrus
Slate literary editor Meghan O'Rourke discusses the Miley Cyrus photo shoot, the unreal lives of child stars, and teens' competing desires for stardom and normalcy.
(Meghan O'Rourke, washingtonpost.com)

Celebritology Live
Get the Scoop on the Latest Gossip Making Waves on the Web
(Liz Kelly, washingtonpost.com)

Washington Sketch
(Dana Milbank, washingtonpost.com)

Got Plans?
(The Going Out Gurus, washingtonpost.com)

Color of Money Live
(Michelle Singletary, washingtonpost.com)

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Mr. Obama Moves On
AFTER A ROUGH patch, the confident, eloquent Barack Obama was back Tuesday night, proclaiming victory in North Carolina and, all but explicitly, in the Democratic nomination contest as well. Hillary Clinton may, as she promised yesterday, fight on through the next few weeks of primaries, but afte...
(The Washington Post)

Mr. Medvedev's Rule
Is Russia's new president serious about ending 'legal nihilism'?
(The Washington Post)

D.C. Earmarks
The city embraces a questionable budgetary practice.
(The Washington Post)

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