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, June 14, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Key Iraqi Leaders Deliver Setbacks to U.S.
BAGHDAD, June 13 -- The Bush administration's Iraq policy suffered two major setbacks Friday when Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki publicly rejected key U.S. terms for an ongoing military presence and anti-American Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called for a new militia offensive against U.S. forces.
(By Amit R. Paley and Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)

The Many Gifts of Tim Russert
(By David S. Broder, The Washington Post)

N. Korea Agrees to Reexamine Abductions
(By Blaine Harden, The Washington Post)

Flying Is Going to Get Even Less Fun
Rising Fuel Costs Test Airlines, and the Way We Travel
(By Sholnn Freeman, The Washington Post)

Seeking Common Ground in Faith
Area Jews and Muslims Are Pioneers in Nationwide Effort
(By Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Countrywide Gave Special Attention To Lawmakers
In 2004, Sen. Kent Conrad was hunting for a lender for a $1.07 million mortgage on his vacation home in Bethany Beach, Del., when an old friend handed him the phone number of Angelo Mozilo.
(By Jonathan Weisman and Dina ElBoghdady, The Washington Post)

Lawmakers Near Deal On Surveillance Bill
Wiretap Orders Begin Expiring Soon
(By Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post)

Court Deems Campaign Finance Rules Too Weak
(By Matthew Mosk, The Washington Post)

McCain Denounces Detainee Ruling
View Aligns Him With President
(By Juliet Eilperin and Michael D. Shear, The Washington Post)

Critics Study Possible Limits to Habeas Corpus Ruling
Affirming Right to Challenge Detention Is Considered by Some a Taking of Federal Power
(By Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post)

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NATION
Lawmakers Near Deal On Surveillance Bill
A bipartisan group of congressional negotiators neared a deal yesterday on controversial wiretapping legislation that could be unveiled as early as next week, according to Capitol Hill sources and civil liberties advocates monitoring the talks.
(By Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post)

Critics Study Possible Limits to Habeas Corpus Ruling
Affirming Right to Challenge Detention Is Considered by Some a Taking of Federal Power
(By Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post)

AIDS Cases Missed In D.C.
Hundreds of Deaths Unreported Over 6 Years, Study Says
(By Rob Stein, The Washington Post)

Judge Asks to Be Removed From Trial
(The Washington Post)

Journalist Revitalized Washington Talk Shows
(By Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Ireland Shoots Down Plan for a More Unified E.U.
DUBLIN, June 13 -- Irish voters resoundingly rejected a treaty designed to modernize the European Union, the second time in three years that European voters have shot down a complex proposal to create more authority and world influence at the bloc's Brussels headquarters.
(By Kevin Sullivan, The Washington Post)

N. Korea Agrees to Reexamine Abductions
(By Blaine Harden, The Washington Post)

Key Iraqi Leaders Deliver Setbacks to U.S.
Premier Rejects Terms of Proposed Pacts; Cleric Reactivates Militia
(By Amit R. Paley and Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post)

Spain Delivers Syrian Arms Dealer to U.S.
(By Tom Hays, The Washington Post)

Killer in Japan Made His Intentions Public
Some Wonder if He Could Have Been Stopped
(By Blaine Harden, The Washington Post)

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METRO
A Transit System That Feels Its Age
Four major Metro disruptions in 10 days underscore the strains facing the region's largest transit agency as the system ages. Its infrastructure is old and needs to be replaced. It is the nation's only major transit system without a significant source of dedicated funding. And its two-track design,...
(By Lena H. Sun, The Washington Post)

Defendant, Judge Share Frustration With Long Process
(By Keith L. Alexander, The Washington Post)

'It's Like a Death in the Family'
Centuries-Old Flora's Oak in Barnesville Is Uprooted by Storm
(By Philip Rucker, The Washington Post)

Loudoun Activists Find New Campaign
Unkempt Yards The Next Enemy
(By Sandhya Somashekhar, The Washington Post)

Woman's Suit Alleges Neglect by Senior Home
(By Lori Aratani, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
Countrywide Gave Special Attention To Lawmakers
In 2004, Sen. Kent Conrad was hunting for a lender for a $1.07 million mortgage on his vacation home in Bethany Beach, Del., when an old friend handed him the phone number of Angelo Mozilo.
(By Jonathan Weisman and Dina ElBoghdady, The Washington Post)

Va. Tomato Farmers Fear Backlash
(By Alejandro Lazo, The Washington Post)

Fuel Costs Pushed Up Inflation In May
Rise In Overall Prices Was Fastest in 6 Months
(By Neil Irwin, The Washington Post)

Flying Is Going to Get Even Less Fun
Rising Fuel Costs Test Airlines, and the Way We Travel
(By Sholnn Freeman, The Washington Post)

Iowa Flooding Rivals 1993 Deluge
Midwestern Storms Swamp Cedar Rapids And Des Moines
(By Kari Lydersen, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
Google-Yahoo Deal Raises Antitrust Fears
Google, already the world's dominant Web company, keeps on growing.
(By Peter Whoriskey, The Washington Post)

Training helps bloggers hone professionalism
(By CARYN ROUSSEAU, AP)

Twitters From Mars!
A Ghost-Written Micro-Blog Makes NASA's Robot Lander Less Alien
(By Kim Hart, The Washington Post)

Killer in Japan Made His Intentions Public
Some Wonder if He Could Have Been Stopped
(By Blaine Harden, The Washington Post)

More Technology

SPORTS
Late Surge Has Woods 1 Shot Back
Tiger Woods birdies five holes on the back nine to erase another poor start and roll into a three-way tie for second at 2 under, one stroke behind leader Stuart Appleby.
(By Leonard Shapiro, The Washington Post)

'I Should Have Been Dead'
Drug Addiction Nearly Cost United's Quaranta His Career, and More
(By Steven Goff, The Washington Post)

BMXers Vie for Spot on Inaugural Olympic Team
Long Seen as Irreverent, Sport Was Added to Draw Youngsters
(By Liz Clarke, The Washington Post)

Nationals Jump Out Early, Hold Off Mariners Late
Nationals 7, Mariners 6
(By Chico Harlan, AP)

Virginia's Ryan Is A Happy Inductee
(The Washington Post)

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STYLE
Tim Russert: The Smile That Lit Up Journalism
But he couldn't have died. It seems impossible. Tim Russert can't be gone because he was having too good a time.
(By Tom Shales, The Washington Post)

NAMES & FACES
(The Washington Post)

R. Kelly Acquitted in Child-Porn Video Case
(By DeNeen L. Brown, The Washington Post)

Bush, Sarkozy: No Tuxedos Suits Them
At Dinner, Two Leaders Celebrate Common Ties
(By Molly Moore, The Washington Post)

Amid Progress, the Anguish of AIDS
(By Neely Tucker, The Washington Post)

More Style

Trouble Downtown
NOTWITHSTANDING the inevitable jokes about Friday the 13th, there was nothing funny about yesterday's morning of disruption in downtown Washington. Authorities stumbled badly as they sought to handle the challenges posed by a power outage and Metro track fires. The shortcomings give rise, yet aga...
(The Washington Post)

The Name Game
The FBI's incompetence is punishing immigrants who play by the rules.
(The Washington Post)

Seoul's Beef Beef
The Bush administration and Congress must rescue free trade with South Korea.
(The Washington Post)

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