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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Politics News & Analysis Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008
Obama Speechwriter Helps Make History (By Eli Saslow) The Inaugural Poet: Selection Provides Civil Rights Symmetry (By Michael E. Ruane) Trust in GOP Reaches Record Low (By Behind the Numbers) Obama to Add GOP's LaHood to Cabinet (By Michael A. Fletcher and Philip Rucker) The Obama Presidency: A Transition to Power The Fix by Chris Cillizza Capitol Briefing by Ben Pershing Best of the Web > Powered by RealClearPolitics.com Today's top political news and commentary: Auto Rescue Takes Shape (John Stoll, Wall Street Journal) The Return of Intellectualism in Politics (Peter Beinart, The Daily Beast) The Media's Failure to State the Obvious (Christopher Hitchens, Slate) Bush Looks Back (Byron York & Rich Lowry, National Review) Paul Krugman's Depression Economics (Andrew Leonard, Salon) Campaign 2008: The Presidential Field > More Political Headlines Chrysler Shutting Down for One Month: With Rescue Unresolved, Other U.S. Automakers Also Plan Production Cuts (By Peter Whoriskey) Washington Sketch: Protesters Give Bush the Boot (By Dana Milbank) Blagojevich's Attorney Assails Proceedings: 'Zero' Evidence Supports Effort to Impeach Governor, He Tells Illinois House Panel (By Peter Slevin and Kari Lydersen) Opinions The Perils Of Special Elections (By Joshua Spivak) Seeking a Ford in Our Future (By George F. Will) Live Discussions Thursday, Dec. 18, 12:30 p.m. ET: National Security (Dana Priest) Thursday, Dec. 18, 1 p.m. ET: Inaugural Balls (Roxanne Roberts) Thursday, Dec. 18, 12:30 p.m. ET: Washington Sketch (Dana Milbank) | |||||||||
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