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.

Saturday, July 05, 2008

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Inside Mugabe's Violent Crackdown
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- President Robert Mugabe summoned his top security officials to a government training center near his rural home in central Zimbabwe on the afternoon of March 30. In a voice barely audible at first, he informed the leaders of the state security apparatus that had enforced his rule...
(By Craig Timberg, The Washington Post)

Secretive Agency Under the Spotlight
Chief Tries to Repair CIA as Scrutiny Grows
(By Joby Warrick, The Washington Post)

Closed-Door Deal Could Open Land In Montana
Forest Service Angers Locals With Move That May Speed Building
(By Karl Vick, The Washington Post)

Urging A Plan for Growth
O'Malley Officials Push State Initiative
(By Miranda S. Spivack, The Washington Post)

President Remains A Skilled Fundraiser
But Low Ratings Have Had an Effect
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

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POLITICS
Secretive Agency Under the Spotlight
Soon after accepting the post of CIA director two years ago, Michael V. Hayden set an unusual goal for his scandal-beset agency: virtual invisibility.
(By Joby Warrick, The Washington Post)

President Remains A Skilled Fundraiser
But Low Ratings Have Had an Effect
(By Dan Eggen, The Washington Post)

In Montana on the Fourth, a Barometer of Obama's Chances
(By Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post)

N.C. Senator's Hard-Line Conservatism Helped Craft Republican Social Agenda
(By Bart Barnes and Matt Schudel, The Washington Post)

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NATION
Closed-Door Deal Could Open Land In Montana
MISSOULA, Mont. -- The Bush administration is preparing to ease the way for the nation's largest private landowner to convert hundreds of thousands of acres of mountain forestland to residential subdivisions.
(By Karl Vick, The Washington Post)

Churches Retool Mission Trips
Work Abroad Criticized for High Cost and Lack of Value
(By Jacqueline L. Salmon, The Washington Post)

Wildfires Burn Along California's Central Coast
(By Amanda Fehd, The Washington Post)

Bush Welcomes New American Citizens
Antiwar Demonstrators Interrupt Annual Naturalization Ceremony at Monticello
(By Karin Brulliard, The Washington Post)

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WORLD
Brazen Rescue in Colombia Captured on Video
BOGOTA, Colombia, July 4 -- A video shot by a commando posing as a journalist recorded the rescue of 15 hostages in a daring operation that was celebrated Friday from Colombia to as far away as Paris, where French leaders welcomed the best known of the hostages, Ingrid Betancourt.
(By Juan Forero, The Washington Post)

A Revival of Tribal Tradition to Help Repair Darfur
(By Stephanie McCrummen, The Washington Post)

Inside Mugabe's Violent Crackdown
Notes, Witnesses Detail How Campaign Was Conceived and Executed by Leader, Aides
(By Craig Timberg, The Washington Post)

Indian Leader Rescues Nuclear Deal With U.S.
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(By Rama Lakshmi, The Washington Post)

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METRO
Where the Car Is King, Tysons Faces a Dilemma
Think there's no such thing as too much parking? Take a look at Tysons Corner, where there's more parking than jobs, more parking than office space, more parking than in downtown Washington.
(By Amy Gardner, The Washington Post)

Backlash to Rapid Growth Extends To New Services and Infrastructure
(By Sandhya Somashekhar, The Washington Post)

District Adding Gunfire Sensors
(By Allison Klein, The Washington Post)

Urging A Plan for Growth
O'Malley Officials Push State Initiative
(By Miranda S. Spivack, The Washington Post)

Seeking Bang for Their Bucks
Pinched by Gas Prices, Holiday Tourists Shop With Care
(By Jordan Weissmann and Anita Huslin, The Washington Post)

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BUSINESS
As Summit Approaches, G-8 Weighs Expansion
TOKYO -- The Group of Eight, holding its summit in Japan starting Monday, has always been a club for the world's biggest economies. Now a growing chorus is saying it's time that the clubhouse doors swing open to some newcomers.
(By Joseph Coleman, The Washington Post)

Decree for 'Chinatown Buses' Goes Nowhere
D.C. Notice to Operators to Move Stops To L'Enfant Plaza Is Missed Online
(By Simone Baribeau, The Washington Post)

Seeking Bang for Their Bucks
Pinched by Gas Prices, Holiday Tourists Shop With Care
(By Jordan Weissmann and Anita Huslin, The Washington Post)

Where the Car Is King, Tysons Faces a Dilemma
Urban Planners Take Aim at Free Parking
(By Amy Gardner, The Washington Post)

Discovering Meaning In Modern
Lessons From Life in Houses That Stand Out Among the Colonials
(By Dina ElBoghdady, The Washington Post)

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TECHNOLOGY
To Sell to Gen-Y, You Have to Meet Them Online
Despite the housing recession, there are still more than 1.5 million real estate agents in the United States.
(By Ilyce R. Glink with Samuel J. Tamkin, The Washington Post)

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SPORTS
Rain Falls, Scores Drop At AT&T
Tom Pernice Jr. shoots a tournament-record 7-under-par 63 Friday as he and Jeff Overton sit at 9-under and share the 36-hole lead at the AT&T National.
(By Leonard Shapiro, The Washington Post)

For $111 Million, We Need More
(By Michael Wilbon, The Washington Post)

For Sisters, Now Is When Things Get Complicated
(By Liz Clarke, The Washington Post)

On Starry Night, Torres Shines
By Winning 100-Meter Freestyle, 41-Year-Old Qualifies for Her Fifth Olympics
(By Barry Svrluga, The Washington Post)

Rapids Demolish Red Bulls
(The Washington Post)

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STYLE
NAMES & FACES
(The Washington Post)

Acts of Reconciliation
A Student Filmmaker Turns Her Lens on Rwanda, And Finds a Personal Truth Reflected Back at Her
(By Gabe Oppenheim, The Washington Post)

Egad! He Moved His Feet When He Ran
James Weaver, the First To 'Run' in a Presidential Race
(By Robert B. Mitchell, The Washington Post)

In Nickelodeon's 'Coming Home,' War Stories of the Littlest Heroes
(By Tom Shales, The Washington Post)

A 'Neverending Story' That Begs to Be Read Between the Lines
(By Celia Wren, The Washington Post)

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Supreme Slip-Up
WHEN A NEWSPAPER gets its facts wrong, it's supposed to publish a correction, and, if someone's reputation has been harmed, a retraction and apology. It can be embarrassing, but the occasional taste of crow probably does more good than harm to the media's credibility.
(The Washington Post)

Justice for Gays
The Bush administration rules that children of same-sex couples can receive their Social Security benefits.
(The Washington Post)

Fuzzy Foreclosure Math
A landmark Fairfax program to address foreclosures may not be necessary.
(The Washington Post)

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