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.

If you have any difficulty viewing this newsletter click here

Print This E-Mail

Feedback

Opinions Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Quote of the Day

'Porn-O-Rama!' is a modern campaign document every voter should read -- the Federalist Papers of lifestyle liberalism.

» Who Said This?

Featured Opinions

Michael Gerson
Vulgarian at the Gate
Note to Al Franken: Politics should not actively push our culture toward obscenity and viciousness.

Dan Froomkin's White House Watch
Were They War Crimes?
The two-star general who led an Army investigation into abuse at Abu Ghraib is calling for accountability.

Jim Hoagland
France's Whirlwind of Change
Nicolas Sarkozy is giving France, and its allies, change they should believe in and support.

Ruth Marcus
The Court McCain Wants
Legal issues aren't central to his policy interests. But they are for conservative activists.

Robert J. Samuelson
Learning From the Oil Shock
High oil prices may be here to stay. Will Americans adapt?

Tom TOLES & Ann TELNAES