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 Obama Picks Outsider To Lead CIA Posted Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, at 6:42 AM ET The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today lead with President-elect Barack Obama's surprise choice of Leon Panetta to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. By picking the former congressman and chief of staff to President Bill Clinton, Obama immediately raised the ire of many in the intelligence community who were quick to question why someone with scant intelligence experience would be tapped to lead the agency. The selection will apparently be formally announced within the next few days. The Wall Street Journal leads its worldwide newsbox with Israel vowing to continue with its military operation in the Gaza Strip even as European leaders intensified their calls for a cease-fire. The Washington Post leads with Obama's decision to take his economic stimulus package to Capitol Hill two weeks before he moves into the Oval Office. In his first full day in Washington since the election, the president-elect tried to convince Republicans that they would have a say in the negotiations over the package. While Republican lawmakers are encouraged by Obama's decision to make tax cuts a big chunk of the package, many are still skeptical about its overall size. Obama told lawmakers he wants a bill on his desk by the end of January or the beginning of February, a timeline that many in Congress think is unrealistic. 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 They Just Opened the Last Big Holocaust Archive. I Got In. The Movie Club 2008: What a Crummy Year Why Celebrities Are Such Terrible Drivers | Advertisement  |
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