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.

Monday, May 26, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
NASA Spacecraft Successfully Lands on Mars
The spacecraft Phoenix landed safely on Mars on Sunday, making a hazardous soft landing on the planet's far north with all its scientific systems apparently intact and ready to begin an intensive new search for life beyond Earth.
(By Marc Kaufman, The Washington Post)

Mid-Level Official Steered U.S. Shift On North Korea
(By Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post)

An Iron Procession of Honor
Rolling Thunder Riders Reflect on Comrades Lost and Those Still to Be Found
(By Paul Duggan, The Washington Post)

For Hybrid Drivers, Every Trip Is a Race for Fuel Efficiency
(By Michael S. Rosenwald, The Washington Post)

Remark About RFK Keeps Clinton on the Defensive
Her Aides Say Obama Campaign Has Exploited Statement
(By Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Mid-Level Official Steered U.S. Shift On North Korea
Early in President Bush's second term, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice convened a series of strategy sessions on how to persuade North Korea to surrender its nuclear weapons programs. One key official, Assistant Secretary of State Christopher R. Hill, remained largely silent, four participants...
(By Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post)

THE TRAIL
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NATION
Social Networks' Sway May Be Underestimated
Facebook, MySpace and other Web sites have unleashed a potent new phenomenon of social networking in cyberspace. But at the same time, a growing body of evidence is suggesting that traditional social networks play a surprisingly powerful and underrecognized role in influencing how people behave.
(By Rob Stein, The Washington Post)

Mid-Level Official Steered U.S. Shift On North Korea
(By Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post)

The Traveling Taps Brigade
Dismayed by Digital Substitutes, On-Call Buglers Step Up to Fill a Growing Need
(By William Wan, The Washington Post)

Mars Craft Succeeds in Soft Landing
Phoenix to Begin Search for Signs of Life Beyond Earth
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NASA Spacecraft Successfully Lands on Mars
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WORLD
New Civil War Feared in Sudan As Town Empties
ABYEI, Sudan -- This contested town along Sudan's volatile north-south border has been obliterated.
(By Stephanie McCrummen, The Washington Post)

FARC Rebels Vow To Continue Fight
(By Juan Forero, The Washington Post)

Aftershock Hits China; 2 Dead, Hundreds Hurt
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Small Comforts in Northern Iraq
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Mid-Level Official Steered U.S. Shift On North Korea
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METRO
To Entice Families, Dewey Markets a Tamer Side
DEWEY BEACH, Del. -- As mid-Atlantic beach towns go, Dewey Beach is a bit like the cool guy in school -- the one with the motorcycle and the tattoos. He's fun, he's wild and you could never bring him home to Mom.
(By Megan Greenwell, The Washington Post)

Sun Sets on Weekday Afternoon Games at Nationals Park
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House Fire In Loudoun Injures Six Firefighters
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(By Nikita Stewart and Martin Weil, The Washington Post)

Timing of School Headquarters Move In Pr. George's Is Criticized by Some
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Rhee Says Budget Formula Change Will Bring Art, Music to Schools
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BUSINESS
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Takeoff Turbulence for Air Taxis
Fuel Prices, Distressed Economy Create Head Winds for Start-Ups
(By Kendra Marr, The Washington Post)

To Entice Families, Dewey Markets a Tamer Side
(By Megan Greenwell, The Washington Post)

Radio One CEO Prepares for Shareholders
Acquisitions, Executive Pay, Sagging Stock Price at Issue
(By Anita Huslin, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
Mars Craft Succeeds in Soft Landing
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XM Is Seeking $120 Million In Financing
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SPORTS
Duncan, Ginóbili Pick Up The Pace to Spark Spurs
Manu Ginobili scores 30 points to break out of his slump and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Lakers, 103-84, in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals on Sunday night.
(By Michael Lee, The Washington Post)

At Last, One Team Will Stand Alone
Syracuse, Hopkins Meet Again Today; Winner Will Claim Record 10th Title
(By Christian Swezey, The Washington Post)

Dukes's Patience Prevails
Nats' Struggling Outfielder Draws Walk in 9th, Sparks Win: Nationals 7, Brewers 6
(By Chico Harlan, The Washington Post)

All the Right Moves
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STYLE
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" Speaking in November 2006 to members of Wake Up Wal-Mart, a union-backed campaign group, Obama said: "You gotta pay your workers enough that they can actually not only shop at Wal-Mart, but ultimately send their kids to college and save for retirement. However, Ryan withdrew from the race in June 2004, following public disclosure of child custody divorce records containing sexual allegations by Ryan's ex-wife, actress Jeri Ryan. President Bush signs the "Coburn-Obama" Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006. I've got an ironclad demand from my wife that in the stresses of the campaign I don't succumb. If elected, Obama would become the first non-white U.S. president. "Lugar-Obama" expands the Nunn-Lugar cooperative threat reduction concept to conventional weapons, including shoulder-fired missiles and anti-personnel mines. Obama wrote and delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, while still serving as a state legislator. "Obama has authored two bestselling books.

Of his early childhood, Obama writes: "That my father looked nothing like the people around me—that he was black as pitch, my mother white as milk—barely registered in my mind. President Bush signs the "Coburn-Obama" Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006. presidential candidate has attracted conflicting analyses among commentators challenged to align him with traditional social categories. " At the Save Darfur rally in April 2006, he called for more assertive action to oppose genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. Obama was sworn in as a Senator on January 4, 2005.

Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention while still an Illinois state legislator. On the first day of the Democratic-controlled 110th Congress, in a column published in the Washington Post, Obama called for an end to "any and all practices that would lead a reasonable person to believe that a public servant has become indebted to a lobbyist.

"Lugar-Obama" expands the Nunn-Lugar cooperative threat reduction concept to conventional weapons, including shoulder-fired missiles and anti-personnel mines. The donations came from 104,000 individual donors, with US$6.9 million raised through the Internet from 50,000 of the donors. presidential candidate has attracted conflicting analyses among commentators challenged to align him with traditional social categories. In December 2006, Obama spoke at a New Hampshire event celebrating Democratic Party midterm election victories in the first-in-the-nation U.S. presidential primary state. In Chapter 6 of the book, titled "Faith," Obama writes that he "was not raised in a religious household. " Reviewing Obama's career in the Illinois Senate, a February 2007 article in the Washington Post noted his work with both Democrats and Republicans in drafting bipartisan legislation on ethics and health care reform. In a public gesture aimed to encourage more Kenyans to undergo voluntary HIV testing, Obama and his wife took HIV tests at a Kenyan clinic.