Barack Obama
Barack Obama
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.
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today's papers My Friend, the Spy Posted Wednesday, July 2, 2008, at 6:15 AM ET The Los Angeles Times leads with word that the United States is using "some of its most sophisticated espionage technology" to keep tabs on the Iraqi army. The decision to employ spy satellites on an ally came out of the frustration felt by American commanders who have been kept in the dark by their Iraqi counterparts about military operations. The New York Times leads with a look at how a growing number of economists now believe that current economic woes aren't going away in the near future as tight credit and trouble in the job market could continue until late next year. In the latest sign of how consumers are cutting back in the face of hard times, automakers reported that sales plunged last month. The Wall Street Journal leads its world-wide newsbox with Barack Obama vowing to expand the Bush administration program that gives federal money to religious charities. Everyone sees it as Obama's latest effort to move to the center on certain issues to gain Republican-leaning voters. The Washington Post leads with news that more American troops died in Afghanistan last month than in any other month since the 2001 invasion. Officials say the 28 U.S. combat deaths are an illustration of how the Taliban and other insurgents are getting stronger in certain parts of Afghanistan. USA Today leads with a Pentagon report that was delivered to Congress last week that says the military won't be able to meet the 2017 deadline to destroy its stockpile of chemical weapons unless it ships the deadly agents across state lines to other facilities. Congress would have to change laws that prohibit these types of weapons from being moved, but it seems lawmakers and watchdog groups aren't too keen on the idea, saying that it would expose Americans to unnecessary risks. To continue reading, click here. Daniel Politi writes "Today's Papers" for Slate. He can be reached at todayspapers@slate.com.Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Business & Tech Proof That Audiences Actually Listen to Movie Critics Health & Science What's Greener: Windows Down or AC Up? Health & Science Ape Rights and the Myth of Animal Equality | Advertisement  |
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