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 Guantanamo Judge Blocks Use of Some Statements GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba. July 21 -- Prosecutors in the trial of Osama bin Laden's former driver cannot use as evidence some statements the defendant gave interrogators because they were obtained under "highly coercive" conditions while he was a captive in Afghanistan, a military judge ruled Monday... (By Jerry Markon, The Washington Post) ANALYSIS: Obama Makes War Gains Maliki's Embrace of Withdrawal Timeline Confounds McCain (By Dan Balz, The Washington Post) The Perfect Part While Her Husband Takes the National Spotlight, The Reserved Cindy McCain Plays Her Supporting Role (By Libby Copeland, The Washington Post) Bosnian Serb Captured; Sought for War Crimes Radovan Karadzic Hid for a Decade (By Peter Finn, The Washington Post) More Today's Highlights
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| NATION Guantanamo Judge Blocks Use of Some Statements GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba. July 21 -- Prosecutors in the trial of Osama bin Laden's former driver cannot use as evidence some statements the defendant gave interrogators because they were obtained under "highly coercive" conditions while he was a captive in Afghanistan, a military judge ruled Monday... (By Jerry Markon, The Washington Post) Some Questions Unanswered in Disaster Housing Plan (By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post) Salmonella-Tainted Jalapeño Found in Texas (By Annys Shin, The Washington Post) Court Asked To Revisit Ruling on Child Rape (The Washington Post) McCain's Maverick Side: Grandpa Would Be Proud Mother's Father Made Fortune on Liquor, Gambling (By Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post) More Nation
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Captive to a Discarded Cause TOMORROW, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will pardon hundreds of prisoners who have served more than half of their sentences, an annual gesture of mercy coinciding with commemorations of the July 23, 1952, "revolution" that brought Egypt's military-backed regime to power. If past practice holds... (The Washington Post) Congress's Fixer-Upper A plan to stabilize neighborhoods could create more foreclosures. (The Washington Post) Prince William, a Year Later A crackdown's toxic effects (The Washington Post) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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