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.
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Rove is in the Air
By Daniel Politi Posted Thursday, July 31, 2008, at 6:22 AM ET
The Wall Street Journal's world-wide newsbox leads with word that the White House will announce "the largest overhaul of intelligence powers in a generation" today. President Bush signed an executive order updating spy powers yesterday that boosts the power of the director of national intelligence. The Los Angeles Timesleads with a look at how John McCain's campaign is focusing its energies on trying to shape the public's view of Barack Obama. Funnily enough, that's exactly what Obama's campaign is trying to do as well. While McCain has turned increasingly negative--"even derisive," says the LAT--in trying to portray Obama as inexperienced and out of touch, the presumptive Democratic nominee is attempting to convince voters that he can be trusted as commander in chief.
The New York Timesleads with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's announcement that he would resign after his party chooses a new leader in the September elections. The Washington Postleads with a new National Defense Strategy that Secretary Robert Gates approved last month and hasn't been officially released. In the document, Gates describes the fight against extremists and terrorists as a "Long War" that will not end with the fights in Afghanistan and Iraq. As a result, the Pentagon must master "irregular" warfare and the country needs to embrace the use of "soft power" if it hopes to be successful. USA Todayleads with a look at how air travelers have been experiencing lots of flight delays despite government efforts to alleviate the problem after last year's disastrous summer. The problem has improved in some airports and worsened in others. But in roughly the first half of the year, the number of on-time arrivals across the country improved less than 1 percentage point from last year.
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He hired former Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle's ex-chief of staff for the same position, and Karen Kornbluh, an economist who was deputy chief of staff to former Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin, as his policy adviser.
Obama plays basketball, a sport he participated in as a member of his high school's varsity team.
As an associate attorney with Miner, Barnhill & Galland from 1993 to 1996, he represented community organizers, discrimination claims, and voting rights cases.
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.
In 2003, Obama began his run for the U.S. Senate open seat vacated by Peter Fitzgerald.
There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and patriots who supported the war in Iraq.
In it he recalls his childhood in Honolulu and Jakarta, college years in Los Angeles and New York City, and his employment as a community organizer in Chicago in the 1980s.
In her January 2007 Salon article asserting that Obama "isn't black," columnist Debra Dickerson writes: "lumping us all together Zwith ObamaZ erases the significance of slavery and continuing racism while giving the appearance of progress.
In the same week, Zogby International reported that Obama leads all prospective Republican opponents in polling for the 2008 general election.
Obama also met with a group of Palestinian students two weeks before Hamas won the January 2006 Palestinian legislative election.
"After graduating from Punahou, Obama studied at Occidental College for two years, then transferred to Columbia University, where he majored in political science with a specialization in international relations.
Obama was sworn in as a Senator on January 4, 2005.
"Obama has authored two bestselling books.
He was overwhelmingly reelected to the Illinois Senate in 1998 and 2002, officially resigning in November 2004, following his election to the U.S. Senate.
Obama plays basketball, a sport he participated in as a member of his high school's varsity team.
Finally, he spoke for national unity: The pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into Red States and Blue States; Red States for Republicans, Blue States for Democrats.
" An Italian translation was published in April 2007 with a preface by Walter Veltroni, Mayor of Rome, and a Spanish paperback edition was published in June 2007.
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.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Trade Talks Crumble in Feud Over Farm Aid International talks aimed at ushering in a new era of free trade collapsed in Geneva yesterday during a bitter split between developed and developing countries over the future shape of global commerce. (By Anthony Faiola and Rama Lakshmi, The Washington Post)
POLITICS Sen. Stevens Indicted On 7 Corruption Counts Alaska's Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator in U.S. history, was indicted yesterday on seven charges of making false statements about more than $250,000 that corporate executives doled out to overhaul his Anchorage area house. (By Carrie Johnson and Paul Kane, The Washington Post)
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NATION Efforts Against AIDS Among Black Americans Criticized A prominent AIDS organization accused the federal government yesterday of doing too little to fight AIDS among black Americans, in whom the size and scope of the epidemic resembles that seen in many African nations. (By David Brown, The Washington Post)
Sen. Stevens Indicted On 7 Corruption Counts Longest-Serving GOP Senator Is Accused of Making False Statements About Money From Alaska Oil Firm (By Carrie Johnson and Paul Kane, The Washington Post)
WORLD Chinese Officials Give Club District A Brusque Cleanup BEIJING -- Ryan Horne loves living in China. He arrived in March from Los Angeles to manage the opening of a club in the heart of the city's night-life district. Drawn by the promise of wealthy investors and an ultra-creative founder, Horne set about trying to shape the "it" factor in Beijing, that... (By Jill Drew, The Washington Post)
Sunni Insurgents Targeted in Diyala Province Iraqi-Led Offensive in Volatile Region Near Baghdad Also Takes Aim at Smugglers, Shiite Militias (By Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post)
METRO Death of NE Girl, 12, Is Probed as Homicide A 12-year-old girl was found dead with possible stab wounds yesterday in a Northeast Washington apartment, a D.C. police source said. Authorities labeled the case a suspicious death and said they are treating it as a homicide. (By Paul Duggan and Clarence Williams, The Washington Post)
BUSINESS Slow to Pick Up The Pepper Trail Just after the Fourth of July, Cheryl Grubbs called her local health department in Cortez, Colo., to report that her husband had nearly lost his only kidney to a salmonella infection after eating several raw jalapeños and a sandwich with a tomato in it during a camping trip. (By Annys Shin, The Washington Post)
TECHNOLOGY Sprint Loses Early-Termination Fee Case in Calif. Sprint Nextel was wrong to charge customers penalty fees of $73 million for early termination of cell phone contracts, a California court ruled yesterday, offering encouragement to customers of other companies who have filed similar suits around the nation. (By Cecilia Kang, The Washington Post)
SPORTS Two Runs Too Much For Nats The Washington Nationals' football-shaped locker room turns in on itself. Every chair points toward the center. From where rookie Collin Balester stood last night, in front of his locker and surrounded by reporters, he could have looked at the culprits of his demise. (By Mark Viera, The Washington Post)
STYLE Surviving The Free Fall CHICAGO Patti Solis Doyle has come home to get her house in order and her reputation back. It has not been a good year. (By Lois Romano, The Washington Post)
The Reliable Source (By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts, The Washington Post)
Capturing Bin Laden On Camera At Guantanamo Trial, Former ABC Reporter Recounts 1998 Interview (By Jerry Markon, The Washington Post)
LIVE DISCUSSIONS Washington Nationals Washington Post writer Chico Harlan takes your questions and comments about the Washington Nationals. (Chico Harlan, washingtonpost.com)
Doha's Demise TO THE LITANY of recent sour economic news add this unhappy bulletin from Geneva: The global trade negotiations known as the Doha Round broke up yesterday without an agreement. Instead of a new international plan to cut tariffs, which would have boosted economic growth worldwide, members of the W... (The Washington Post)
Olympic Reprieve Iraq is allowed to send two athletes to the Beijing Games by a bureaucracy that singled it out for punishment. (The Washington Post)
Mr. Stevens's Extreme Makeover He got a garage, a deck, a grill -- and a seven-count indictment alleging he failed to report them. (The Washington Post)
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Obama's energy initiatives scored pluses and minuses with environmentalists, who welcomed his sponsorship with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) of a climate change bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by two-thirds by 2050, but were skeptical of Obama's support for a bill promoting liquefied coal production.
He has authored two bestselling books: a memoir of his youth entitled Dreams from My Father, and The Audacity of Hope, a personal commentary on U.S. politics.
In it he recalls his childhood in Honolulu and Jakarta, college years in Los Angeles and New York City, and his employment as a community organizer in Chicago in the 1980s.
" The book describes his struggles as a young adult to reconcile social perceptions of his multiracial heritage.
We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the Red States.
After the visits, Obama traveled to Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian territories.
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.
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" In January 2007, Obama spoke at an event organized by Families USA, a health care advocacy group.
In January 2006, Obama joined a Congressional delegation for meetings with U.S. military in Kuwait and Iraq.
They were married in 1992 and have two daughters, Malia, born in 1999, and Natasha ("Sasha"), born in 2001.
Obama's fundraising prowess was affirmed again in the second quarter of 2007, when his campaign raised an additional $32.5 million, the most ever raised by a Democratic Presidential candidate in a single quarter.
55 million for candidates he supports and his own 2010 re-election fund.
If elected, Obama would become the first non-white U.S. president.
" But in an October 2006 article titled "Obama: Black Like Me," British columnist Gary Younge describes Obama as "a black man who does not scare white people.
He flew his wife and two daughters from Chicago to join him in a visit to his father's birthplace, a village near Kisumu in rural western Kenya.
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.
In the same week, Zogby International reported that Obama leads all prospective Republican opponents in polling for the 2008 general election.
In the fall of 2002, during an anti-war rally at Chicago's Federal Plaza, Obama said: I know that an invasion of Iraq without a clear rationale and without strong international support will only fan the flames of the Middle East, and encourage the worst, rather than best, impulses of the Arab world, and strengthen the recruitment arm of al-Qaeda.
His second book, The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream, was published in October 2006, three weeks before the 2006 midterm election.
Ehrenstein says these films are popular because they offer U.S. audiences a comfort for "white guilt.
He is a member of the Senate committees on Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; and Veterans' Affairs; and the Congressional Black Caucus.
In 1985, Obama moved to Chicago to direct a non-profit project assisting local churches to organize job training programs.
Former presidential candidate Gary Hart describes the book as Obama's "thesis submission" for the U.S. presidency: "It presents a man of relative youth yet maturity, a wise observer of the human condition, a figure who possesses perseverance and writing skills that have flashes of grandeur.
He was a lecturer of constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1993 until his election to the U.S. Senate in 2004.
Its enthusiastic reception at the convention and widespread coverage by national media gave him instant celebrity status.
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.
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All in the Family
By Daniel Politi Posted Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at 6:22 AM ET
The New York Timesand the Wall Street Journal's world-wide newsbox lead, while the Washington Postgoes across its front page, with an internal Justice Department report that details how department aides broke Civil Service laws by taking politics into account in hiring decisions. Close aides to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales asked inappropriate questions at interviews for nonpolitical jobs and frequently hired those who were vocal about their conservative and Christian views, even when they were less qualified for the job. The aides also carried out Internet searches to identify conservatives and screen out applicants whose views were seen as too liberal.
The Los Angeles Timesleads with word that plans are currently in the works to move a unit of Pakistan's army into the country's tribal regions. The United States has long advocated such a move because Pakistan's Frontier Corps currently assigned to guarding the largely lawless region is ineffective. USA Todayleads with a new poll taken over the weekend that shows a tightening presidential race. Among registered voters, Barack Obama's lead over John McCain decreased a few points as 47 percent of registered voters preferred the Democrat over 44 percent who want the Republican to win. Among likely voters, McCain comes out ahead 49 percent to 45 percent, although both cases are within the margin of error. Perhaps most worrying for Obama is that 41 percent of respondents said they don't think he has what it takes to be commander in chief, which is at the same levels as last month.
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Through three televised debates, Obama and Keyes expressed opposing views on stem cell research, abortion, gun control, school vouchers, and tax cuts.
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.
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.
"He was an early opponent of Bush administration policies on Iraq.
"Obama's rapid rise from Illinois state legislator to U.S.
" Replying to an Associated Press survey of 2008 presidential candidates' personal tastes, he specified "architect" as his alternate career choice and "chili" as his favorite meal to cook.
Beginning in 2005, he co-sponsored the "Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act" introduced by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).
In September 2006, he was the featured speaker at Iowa Senator Tom Harkin's annual steak fry, an event traditionally attended by presidential hopefuls in the lead-up to the Iowa caucus.
After graduating from Columbia University and Harvard Law School, Obama worked as a community organizer, university lecturer, and civil rights lawyer before entering politics.
President Bush signed the Secure Fence Act into law in October 2006, calling it "an important step toward immigration reform.
Finally, he spoke for national unity: The pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into Red States and Blue States; Red States for Republicans, Blue States for Democrats.
Obama sponsored 152 bills and resolutions brought before the 109th Congress in 2005 and 2006, and cosponsored another 427.
His knowledge about his absent Luo father came mainly through family stories and photographs.
" Time magazine's Joe Klein wrote that the book "may be the best-written memoir ever produced by an American politician.
" Before the conference, 18 pro-life groups published an open letter stating, in reference to Obama's support for legal abortion: "In the strongest possible terms, we oppose Rick Warren's decision to ignore Senator Obama's clear pro-death stance and invite him to Saddleback Church anyway.
In July 2005, Samantha Power, Pulitzer-winning author on human rights and genocide, joined Obama's team.
The family moved to Jakarta in 1967, where Obama attended local schools from ages 6 to 10.
Among his major accomplishments as a state legislator, Obama's U.S. Senate web site lists: "creating programs like the state Earned Income Tax Credit"; "an expansion of early childhood education"; and "legislation requiring the videotaping of interrogations and confessions in all capital cases.
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.
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"A theme of Obama's keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and the title of his 2006 book, The Audacity of Hope, was inspired by his pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
I am not opposed to all wars.
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.
Obama, who defines himself in The Audacity of Hope as "a Democrat, after all," has been criticized for his political actions by self-described progressive commentator David Sirota, and complimented for his "Can't we all just get along?" manner by conservative columnist George Will.
However, Hull's popularity declined following allegations of domestic abuse.
Beginning in 2005, he co-sponsored the "Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act" introduced by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).
His second book, The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream, was published in October 2006, three weeks before the 2006 midterm election.
He married in 1992 and has two daughters.
Barack Hussein Obama (born August 4, 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and a member of the Democratic Party.
President Bush signs the "Coburn-Obama" Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006.
" In January 2007, Obama spoke at an event organized by Families USA, a health care advocacy group.
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.
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.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Lawmakers Agree to Ban Toxins in Children's Items Congressional negotiators agreed yesterday to a ban on a family of toxins found in children's products, handing a major victory to parents and health experts who have been clamoring for the government to remove harmful chemicals from toys. (By Lyndsey Layton, The Washington Post)
POLITICS Internal Justice Dept. Report Cites Illegal Hiring Practices For nearly two years, a young political aide sought to cultivate a "farm system" for Republicans at the Justice Department, hiring scores of prosecutors and immigration judges who espoused conservative priorities and Christian lifestyle choices. (By Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post)
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NATION Lawmakers Agree to Ban Toxins in Children's Items Congressional negotiators agreed yesterday to a ban on a family of toxins found in children's products, handing a major victory to parents and health experts who have been clamoring for the government to remove harmful chemicals from toys. (By Lyndsey Layton, The Washington Post)
WORLD Four Women Kill Dozens In Suicide Blasts in Iraq BAGHDAD, July 28 -- Wearing their flowing black garments, they can carry hidden explosives past most checkpoints because customs of modesty prevent male guards from frisking them. On Monday, four female suicide bombers in two Iraqi cities used this tactic to enter areas defended by hundreds of... (By Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post)
METRO Area Food Pantries Try To Watch What They Mete It was the maraschino cherries that did it. "Are you trying to kill me?" the woman asked Ted Pringle, director of food and clothing for Bread for the City, the District's largest food pantry. "I'm a diabetic. I can't have these." (By Lori Aratani, The Washington Post)
BUSINESS Treasury, Banks Promote 'Covered Bonds' The nation's top financial regulators and four of its largest banks announced plans yesterday to expand a method for financing mortgages, called "covered bonds," in an effort to reinvigorate the frozen housing market. (By David Cho, The Washington Post)
TECHNOLOGY Digital TV Budget Sufficient, NTIA Says In response to criticism from key lawmakers, the federal agency in charge of preparing viewers for the switch to digital television said it has enough money to meet consumer demand. (By Kim Hart, The Washington Post)
SPORTS A Pair of Punters Vie To Be the Guy Veteran Derrick Frost and square-jawed newcomer Durant Brooks are engaged in a battle to be the Redskins' punter ¿ a zero sum game in which one stays, one goes. (By Mike Wise, The Washington Post)
STYLE Singing and Zinging How low can you sink and still achieve nirvana? You can find the answer in "Jerry Springer: The Opera," which, in Studio Theatre's thrillingly down-and-dirty production, brings an audience to something like a state of musical-theater bliss. (By Peter Marks, The Washington Post)
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LIVE DISCUSSIONS Book World: 'A Path Out Of The Desert' Foreign policy expert Kenneth Pollack discusses his new book 'A Path Out of the Desert,' its recommendations for U.S. strategy in the Middle East and how and why he changed his mind about the war in Iraq. (Kenneth M. Pollack, washingtonpost.com)
Justice Besmirched THE LATIN phrase on the seal of the Justice Department loosely means "he who prosecutes on behalf of justice." During the reign of Monica Goodling and D. Kyle Sampson it also should have read, "Democrats need not apply." (The Washington Post)
Zimbabwe's Talks Robert Mugabe's campaign to stay in power continues by other means. (The Washington Post)
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Obama sponsored 152 bills and resolutions brought before the 109th Congress in 2005 and 2006, and cosponsored another 427.
"Lugar-Obama" expands the Nunn-Lugar cooperative threat reduction concept to conventional weapons, including shoulder-fired missiles and anti-personnel mines.
In the November 2004 general election, Obama received 70% of the vote to Keyes's 27%.
Beginning in 2005, he co-sponsored the "Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act" introduced by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).
Among his major accomplishments as a state legislator, Obama's U.S. Senate web site lists: "creating programs like the state Earned Income Tax Credit"; "an expansion of early childhood education"; and "legislation requiring the videotaping of interrogations and confessions in all capital cases.
In the same week, Zogby International reported that Obama leads all prospective Republican opponents in polling for the 2008 general election.
Obama's own self-narrative reinforces what a May 2004 New Yorker magazine article described as his "everyman" image.
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.
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.
He has responded to and personally participated in online discussions hosted on politically-oriented blog sites.
I've been chewing Nicorette strenuously.
The protection was not in response to any specific threat, but the campaign had received "hate mail, calls and other 'threatening materials'" in the past, and officials felt that the large crowds and increased campaign activity warranted the order.
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.
The book's last chapters describe his first visit to Kenya, a journey to connect with his Luo family and heritage.
In his preface to the 2004 revised edition, Obama explains that he had hoped the story of his family "might speak in some way to the fissures of race that have characterized the American experience, as well as the fluid state of identity—the leaps through time, the collision of cultures—that mark our modern life.
In 1990, The New York Times reported his election as the Harvard Law Review's "first black president in its 104-year history.
"President Bush signs the "Coburn-Obama" Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006.
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