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 Celebrity Passport Records Popular Government workers repeatedly snooped without authorization inside the electronic passport records of entertainers, athletes and other high-profile Americans, a State Department audit has found. One celebrity's records were breached 356 times by more than six dozen people. (By Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post) Latin America Policy at a Crossroads McCain Trip to Region Makes Clear That Election Outcome Will Affect Relationship (By Juliet Eilperin and Manuel Roig-Franzia, The Washington Post) The Economy? Words Fail Me. (By Dana Milbank, The Washington Post) Debate Over Guantanamo's Fate Intensifies (By Dan Eggen and Josh White, The Washington Post) Some Seek Guidelines to Reflect Vitamin D's Benefits (By Rob Stein, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights
Obama May Consider Slowing Iraq Withdrawal FARGO, N.D., July 3 -- Sen. Barack Obama raised the possibility of slowing a promised gradual, 16-month withdrawal from Iraq if he is elected president, saying that Thursday he will consult with military commanders on an upcoming trip to the region and "continue to refine" his proposals. (By Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post) Debate Over Guantanamo's Fate Intensifies (By Dan Eggen and Josh White, The Washington Post) Celebrity Passport Records Popular State Dept. Audit Finds Snooping Was Frequent (By Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post) Latin America Policy at a Crossroads McCain Trip to Region Makes Clear That Election Outcome Will Affect Relationship (By Juliet Eilperin and Manuel Roig-Franzia, The Washington Post) More Politics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Fourth of July WHEN DID the great American venture really get rolling? Was it in July 1776 in Philadelphia, as we tell ourselves this day to the accompaniment of fireworks and other patriotic noise? Or was it in fact nearly 40 years later, during a chill January in a swampy place in the Deep South? Daniel Walke... (The Washington Post) Free at Last Colombia's dramatic hostage rescue strengthens the case for a trade agreement. (The Washington Post) Tardy Again Thanks to the D.C. Council, many city schools probably will not be ready when students return. (The Washington Post) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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