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, June 02, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
U.N. Chief to Prod Nations On Food Crisis
UNITED NATIONS -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will issue an urgent plea to world leaders at a food summit in Rome on Tuesday to immediately suspend trade restrictions, agricultural taxes and other price controls that have helped fuel the highest food prices in 30 years, according to U.N. o...
(By Colum Lynch, The Washington Post)

Clinton Wins Easily in Puerto Rico
She Holds Out Hope As Obama Nears Delegate Majority
(By Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post)

Immigration Prosecutions Hit New High
Critics Say Increased Use of Criminal Charges Strains System
(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)

Charting a Path to Sainthood
Team in Rome Examines 'Cause' of John Paul II
(By Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)

A Designer Who Fit the Times
As Women's Roles Changed, Yves Saint Laurent Dressed Them for the Parts
(By Robin Givhan, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Clinton Wins Easily in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, June 1 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) won the Puerto Rico primary comfortably on Sunday, claiming perhaps her last triumph in the race for a Democratic presidential nomination that increasingly appears to be out of her reach.
(By Anne E. Kornblut, The Washington Post)

Immigration Prosecutions Hit New High
Critics Say Increased Use of Criminal Charges Strains System
(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)

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NATION
Marine Who Was Killed On Leave Is Buried
CLEVELAND, June 1 -- On leave from the violence he had survived in the war in Iraq, a young Marine was so wary of crime on the streets of his home town that he carried only $8 to avoid becoming a robbery target.
(The Washington Post)

When Disadvantages Collide
(By Shankar Vedantam, The Washington Post)

Immigration Prosecutions Hit New High
Critics Say Increased Use of Criminal Charges Strains System
(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)

Priest Again Apologizes For Remarks In Sermon
Statement Follows Decision By Obama to Leave Church
(By Shailagh Murray and Hamil R. Harris, The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Tangled Blame in Quake Deaths
DUJIANGYAN, China, June 1 -- Tears of grief and anger mixed with smoke from ritual fires lighted on the ruins of Xinjian Primary School on Sunday, as hundreds of parents commemorated the deaths of their children and pleaded for the government to punish those responsible for the building's collapse...
(By Jill Drew, The Washington Post)

Charting a Path to Sainthood
Team in Rome Examines 'Cause' of John Paul II
(By Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)

U.N. Chief to Prod Nations On Food Crisis
Trade, Price Policies at Issue
(By Colum Lynch, The Washington Post)

Immigration Prosecutions Hit New High
Critics Say Increased Use of Criminal Charges Strains System
(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Outdated Radios Fail Capitol Police
The U.S. Capitol Police guard one of the nation's biggest terrorist targets. But their radios conk out in "dead spots" around congressional buildings and have limited connections to local police in the Washington area, officials say.
(By Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post)

As HOV Clock Ticks Down, Drivers Prepare to Pounce
(By Eric M. Weiss, The Washington Post)

Oyster-Saving Efforts a Wash In Chesapeake
Fewer Bivalves in the Bay After $58 Million Campaign
(By David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post)

As HOV Clock Ticks Down, Drivers Prepare to Pounce
(By Eric M. Weiss, The Washington Post)

Another Shooting Adds to District's Deadly Weekend
(By N.C. Aizenman, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
No Quick Fix for Oil Prices, Paulson Says
DOHA, Qatar, June 1 -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. said Sunday that there was no quick fix to high oil prices, which he called an issue of supply and demand.
(By Barbara Surk, The Washington Post)

A Departing President of Their Own
(By Stephen Barr, The Washington Post)

Betting on Big Verdicts
Bethesda Firm's Cash Advances Come With High Risks
(By Thomas Heath, The Washington Post)

Web Site Puts Personal Spin on News Surfing
(By Mike Musgrove, The Washington Post)

Public, Private Sectors Align To Spark Big Ideas and Profit
(By Anita Huslin, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
Public, Private Sectors Align To Spark Big Ideas and Profit
A new regional alliance of higher education, government and business leaders plans to host a summit in the District tomorrow aimed at boosting funding for research, encouraging entrepreneurism and breaking down barriers that prevent innovative ideas and technologies from getting to market.
(By Anita Huslin, The Washington Post)

When IT Needs A Help Desk
Firm Does Tech Consulting For Government Agencies
(The Washington Post)

Web Site Puts Personal Spin on News Surfing
(By Mike Musgrove, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
Arenas In No Hurry to Opt Out
Gilbert Arenas of the Wizards, who will restart rehab on his left knee, says he will not opt out of the final year of his contract before the June 30 deadline.
(By Ivan Carter, The Washington Post)

Nats Tally Nothing A 2nd Straight Game
Team Shut Out for Eighth Time in '08 : Diamondbacks 5, Nationals 0
(By Chico Harlan, The Washington Post)

'You've Got to Be Lucky'
Even the Best Horses Sometimes Fail to Seize the Triple Crown
(By John Scheinman, The Washington Post)

Busch Triumphs Again, But Captures Few Hearts
(By Liz Clarke, The Washington Post)

Church, Beltran Homer to Help Santana Win No. 100
Mets 6, Dodgers 1
(By DAVE SKRETTA, AP)

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STYLE
A Designer Who Fit the Times
Often, when a fashion designer dies and his life's work is assessed, some insistent hyperbole is necessary before the death matters to anyone beyond his loyal band of ladies who spend their time dashing between luncheons and charity balls. Most modern women are not going to weep at the passing of...
(By Robin Givhan, The Washington Post)

No Dem Damage to Their Day
(By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts, The Washington Post)

Rooted in the Here and Wow
Architect Jean Nouvel Has Built a Following With His Novel Vision
(By William Booth, The Washington Post)

From Synetic, A 'Carmen' That's Lithe On Its Feet
(By Peter Marks, The Washington Post)

McClellan, a Tad Late Correcting The Story
(By Howard Kurtz, The Washington Post)

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LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Talk About Travel
Post travel editors and writers field questions and comments. On the itinerary this week: the ballparks of New York City; B-and-B's in Israel; and a weekend in a yurt.
(The Flight Crew, washingtonpost.com)

The Chat House
Sports News
(Michael Wilbon, washingtonpost.com)

Science: Department of Human Behavior
(Shankar Vedantam and Kimberle Crenshaw, washingtonpost.com)

Outlook: Default Deja Vu
Subprime Crisis Mirrors Savings and Loan Scandal -- But the Fixes Shouldn't
(Kathleen Day, washingtonpost.com)

Critiquing the Press
(Howard Kurtz, washingtonpost.com)

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Climate Action in the Senate
THE SENATE is scheduled to vote today on a motion to proceed to debate on the Climate Security Act of 2008. Given this nation's sluggish response to global warming, that will qualify as a big step. The chances of passage this year are worse than 50-50. But the markers being laid for the next pres...
(The Washington Post)

A Return to Arms Control
No matter who wins in November, treaties are back.
(The Washington Post)

Money Everyone Can Use
The Treasury should adapt bills for the blind.
(The Washington Post)

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