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However, Hull's popularity declined following allegations of domestic abuse.

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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Sebelius Tapped as HHS Secretary
By Justin Peters
Posted Sunday, March 1, 2009, at 4:35 AM ET

The Washington Post leads with news that Kathleen Sebelius, the Democratic governor of Kansas, has been nominated as Secretary of Health and Human Services. The New York Times leads a story about how Barack Obama's election has rekindled hopes that the U.S. will soon take a major leadership role in global efforts to combat climate change. The Los Angeles Times leads a report on financial improprieties in the California governor's office; its top national story is a news feature on a veteran undercover CIA operative currently being tried for war crimes committed during the Balkan wars.

Noting that her nomination comes days before a crucial White House summit on health reform, the Post blandly outlines Sebelius' resume and her gubernatorial experience with health care issues. The NYT analyzes the political implications of the pick, noting the governor's bipartisan credentials and devoting much space to her pro-choice background, which, for some reason, the paper seems to think may end up derailing her confirmation. The article cites the spectre of looming Catholic opposition to Sebelius' nomination, but neglects to mention that the Senate's Catholic bloc is by no means ideologically consistent on abortion issues.

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Justin Peters is a writer in New York, and the editor of Polite.

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Posted by Zephaniah Holwell at 1:46 AM  

The U.S. Senate Historical Office lists him as the fifth African American Senator in U.S. history and the only African American currently serving in the U.S. Senate.

Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention while still an Illinois state legislator. A long-time resident of Maryland, Keyes established legal residency in Illinois with the nomination. In a public gesture aimed to encourage more Kenyans to undergo voluntary HIV testing, Obama and his wife took HIV tests at a Kenyan clinic.

In August 2004, with less than three months to go before election day, Alan Keyes accepted the Illinois Republican Party's nomination to replace Ryan. 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. I can say what I want without censorship or without having to pay a special charge. US$24.8 million of Obama's first quarter funds can be used in the primaries, the highest of any 2008 presidential candidate. Obama began podcasting from his U.S. Senate web site in late 2005. The "Coburn-Obama Transparency Act" provides for a web site, managed by the Office of Management and Budget, listing all organizations receiving Federal funds from 2007 onward, and providing breakdowns by the agency allocating the funds, the dollar amount given, and the purpose of the grant or contract. In the memoir, Obama describes his experiences growing up in his mother's American middle class family. Describing his working life in Illinois, and symbolically linking his presidential campaign to Abraham Lincoln's 1858 House Divided speech, Obama said: "That is why, in the shadow of the Old State Capitol, where Lincoln once called on a house divided to stand together, where common hopes and common dreams still live, I stand before you today to announce my candidacy for President of the United States of America. "He was an early opponent of Bush administration policies on Iraq. In the same week, Zogby International reported that Obama leads all prospective Republican opponents in polling for the 2008 general election. And they want that choice.



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