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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| Sights & Sounds Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008
This newsletter features the best of our multimedia offerings. To see more of our cool stuff, go to the Photos & Video front. INTERACTIVE FEATURE  » PANORAMAS | The new visitor's center is underground, but its skylights offer views of the Capitol dome. View Feature » MORE FEATURES  » PHOTOS | President George Bush and first lady Laura Bush warmly welcomed their successors, President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, to the White House. First Doggy  » MULTIMEDIA | Hundreds of uninsured Americans flock to Wise County, Va., every year to seek treatment at a makeshift field hospital operated by the Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps.  »PHOTOS | French climber Alain Robert, nicknamed "Spiderman," is on a mission to climb as many skyscrapers around the world as he can, using nothing but his bare hands.  » PHOTOS | Highlights from the 11th Annual Mark Twain Prize ceremony, where legendary comic George Carlin became the first person to be honored posthumously. MORE PHOTOS FROM MORE VIDEO | |||||||||
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