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 HIGHLIGHTS Across China, Security Instead Of Celebration YENGISHAHAR, China -- Shortly after dawn on July 9, the local government here bused several thousand students and office workers into a public square and lined them up in front of a vocational school. As the spectators watched, witnesses said, three prisoners were brought out. Then, an execution ... (By Edward Cody, The Washington Post) Obama visits Afghanistan to tour war zone (By NAHAL TOOSI, AP) U.S., Iraq Agree To 'Time Horizon' Bush and Maliki Discuss Troop Pullout (By Dan Eggen and Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post) Deere John: It's Been Good Knowing You Lawn Behemoths Are Going Out to Pasture (By Joel Garreau, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights
U.S., Iraq Agree To 'Time Horizon' President Bush and Iraq's prime minister have agreed to set a "time horizon" for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq as part of a long-term security accord they are trying to negotiate by the end of the month, White House officials said yesterday. (By Dan Eggen and Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post) Obama Going Abroad With World Watching Foreign Policy Credentials Are at Stake (By Dan Balz, The Washington Post) Move to Digital TV Faces Language Barrier Many Hispanics Unprepared for Switch (By Kim Hart, The Washington Post) Cosmic Markdown: EPA Says Life Is Worth Less (By David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post) More Politics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NATION Acceptance of Gay People in Military Grows Dramatically Public attitudes about gays in the military have shifted dramatically since President Bill Clinton unveiled what became his administration's "don't ask, don't tell" policy 15 years ago today. (By Kyle Dropp and Jon Cohen, The Washington Post) Cosmic Markdown: EPA Says Life Is Worth Less (By David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post) U.S., Iraq Agree To 'Time Horizon' Bush and Maliki Discuss Troop Pullout (By Dan Eggen and Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post) Fish Virus Feeds Fears It Will Spread to Mississippi River (By Kari Lydersen, The Washington Post) Whale Advocates Gain Victory Decision Declining to Order Review of Ship Traffic Is Overturned (By David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post) More Nation
Cuba to Allow Private Farming HAVANA, July 18 -- Communist officials decreed Friday that private farmers and cooperatives can use as much as 100 acres of idle government land, as President Rául Castro works to revive Cuba's floundering agricultural sector. (By Will Weissert, The Washington Post) Takeovers Captivate Ecuador Government Links Its Seizure of TV Stations to Corruption Case (By Joshua Partlow, The Washington Post) Across China, Security Instead Of Celebration Police Crack Down on 'Hostile Forces,' Apply New Safety Measures (By Edward Cody, The Washington Post) U.S., Iraq Agree To 'Time Horizon' Bush and Maliki Discuss Troop Pullout (By Dan Eggen and Michael Abramowitz, The Washington Post) Obama Going Abroad With World Watching Foreign Policy Credentials Are at Stake (By Dan Balz, The Washington Post) More World
6 Jailed In Metro Farecard Scheme Metro Transit Police have arrested six people in an elaborate fare card scam that has so far netted the agency $16,000 worth of stolen Farecards, officials said yesterday. The investigation is ongoing, and officials do not know how much the counterfeit operation has cost the agency. (By Lena H. Sun, The Washington Post) Activist Groups Not Being Watched Md. Surveillance Ended in 2006, Governor Says (By Lisa Rein, The Washington Post) Having Toppled D.C. Ban, Man Registers Revolver (By Paul Duggan, The Washington Post) 7 Houses Damaged, Firefighter Falls Through Roof in Manor Park Area Blaze (By Martin Weil, The Washington Post) Cosmic Markdown: EPA Says Life Is Worth Less (By David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post) More Metro
Citigroup Posts $2.5 Billion Loss, Besting Estimates Citigroup reported a $2.5 billion second-quarter loss yesterday as it continued to suffer from investments related to subprime mortgages and from deteriorating credit card and prime mortgage portfolios. (By Simone Baribeau, The Washington Post) Freddie Mac Paves Way For Major Stock Sale Multibillion Dollar Offering Would Help Balance Sheet (By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and Lori Montgomery, The Washington Post) Move to Digital TV Faces Language Barrier Many Hispanics Unprepared for Switch (By Kim Hart, The Washington Post) Cosmic Markdown: EPA Says Life Is Worth Less (By David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post) Takeovers Captivate Ecuador Government Links Its Seizure of TV Stations to Corruption Case (By Joshua Partlow, The Washington Post) More Business
XM-Sirius Vote Hangs on New Conditions A long-delayed merger between the nation's two satellite radio providers may be facing another hurdle after a key regulator yesterday told the companies they would need to make stronger concessions on pricing and minority programming to gain his support. (By Cecilia Kang, The Washington Post) Major Investor Backs Yahoo's Board Legg Mason's Support Hurts Icahn's Coup Attempt (By Michael Liedtke, The Washington Post) Move to Digital TV Faces Language Barrier Many Hispanics Unprepared for Switch (By Kim Hart, The Washington Post) In Architectural Design, Brains and Talent Trump the Best Software (By Roger K. Lewis, The Washington Post) Stocks Close A Big Week With a Whimper Google Leads Tech Slide (By Renae Merle and Kim Hart, The Washington Post) More Technology
Norman Lurking At the British Despite classically cruel British Open conditions, 53-year-old Greg Norman remains in prime contention for the major title, lurking just two shots behind leader K.J. Choi. (By Leonard Shapiro, The Washington Post) Nats Back In Form With Loss Braves 7, Nationals 6 (By Chico Harlan, The Washington Post) Mystics Routed at Home by Nolan and Detroit Shock 99, Mystics 62 (By Katie Carrera, The Washington Post) Playing With Pain A Separated Dad With a Comatose Father And Sick Stepmother, Shawn Springs Copes (By Jason La Canfora, The Washington Post) Pistorius Won't Run for S. Africa (The Washington Post) More Sports
One Bloody Happy Fellow BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. Bloody genius Michael Caine is having a bloody good time. He's got the bloody boffo house in the English countryside with the bloody huge garden. "I grow every bloody thing," he says. "I'm a bloody good cook." Sauces? Don't even get him started. (By William Booth, The Washington Post) NAMES & FACES (The Washington Post) Bill Would End FOIA Shield for Smithsonian Sen. Grassley Says Goal Is Greater Openness (By James V. Grimaldi and Jacqueline Trescott, The Washington Post) Deere John: It's Been Good Knowing You Lawn Behemoths Are Going Out to Pasture (By Joel Garreau, The Washington Post) A Playwright Looking Inside War's Silences (By Neely Tucker, The Washington Post) More Style
Report: Suspicious Cookies WHAT HAVE we learned from the Maryland State Police's undercover spying program targeting peaceable groups opposed to the death penalty and the war in Iraq, other than that the police are prone to ludicrous misspellings? Well, here's a sampling of the "intelligence" gleaned during 288 hours of po... (The Washington Post) How Big Are Those Bundles? Barack Obama's failure to practice what he legislates (The Washington Post) Washington's Dry Well President Bush turns up the heat on offshore oil drilling. (The Washington Post) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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