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 papers Will Senate Kill GM? Posted Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, at 6:53 AM ET The Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal's online newsbox lead with the House approving a $14 billion bailout package for U.S. automakers last night. Now it's up to the Senate to decide whether General Motors and Chrysler will get the emergency loans, and things aren't looking good for Detroit. Many Republican senators continue to oppose the legislation, saying that it doesn't provide enough oversight of the ailing companies and could end up being a huge waste of taxpayer money. The New York Times leads with President-elect Barack Obama and the entire Senate Democratic caucus calling for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign after he was arrested in a corruption scandal. Illinois lawmakers are trying to figure out a way to fill Obama's old Senate seat without the governor and Majority Leader Harry Reid warned Blagojevich that he should "under no circumstances make an appointment." USA Today leads with a look at how the efforts to ease the pain of the financial crisis and recession through government spending is increasing "the federal share of the nation's economic activity close to $1 out of every $4," which is the highest level since World War II. The previous record was set in 1983, when the federal share of the nation's economy was 23.5 percent. Many warn that all this spending could bring more troubles down the road as the government will eventually have to begin taming the growing budget deficit. To continue reading, click here. Daniel Politi writes "Today's Papers" for Slate. He can be reached at todayspapers@slate.com.Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Supreme Court: Are Bush Officials "Too Busy" To Be Sued? How Roger Ebert Taught Me To Be a Video Game Critic Should That San Diego Pilot Have Waited To Use His Ejector Seat? | Advertisement  |
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