Obama Childhood

The Whole is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts

David Sutphen | Posted 11.27.2008 | Living


David Sutphen

Nearly everyone, including his Republican critics, seems to agree that Barack is a more deserving heir to the "I'm a uniter, not a divider" throne. What gives?

Obama Described By People Who Know Him Best From Hawaii To Senate

Guardian | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics


Schoolfriends remember his love for comic books, basketball and teasing the girls. A former boss recalls him as a young man running a community projec...

GOP Takes Aim At Obama's Education

Politico | Posted 09.10.2008 | Politics


Even as Barack Obama takes eight days off from the campaign trail to vacation in Hawaii, where he lived for much of his youth, the Republican National...

Barack Obama's Potential: Will He Be Great, or Greatly Disappoint?

Jeremy Zogby | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics


Jeremy Zogby

As a result of Obama's eclectic life experiences and upbringing, it is part of his nature to not only understand different people, but to make compromises to find solutions for the most complex issues.

Obama's Sister Becomes Asian-American Surrogate

AP | JULIANA BARBASSA | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics


SAN FRANCISCO — The throng of Asian-American donors drew closer, drinks in hand, to hear Barack Obama's sister describe the wide arc of his life...

Old friends recall Obama's years in LA, NY

AP | ADAM GOLDMAN and ROBERT TANNER | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics


NEW YORK — The way Sohale Siddiqi remembers it, he and his old roommate were walking his pug Charlie on Broadway when a large, scary bum approac...

Clinton Mocks Obama: Being A 10-Year-Old In Indonesia Isn't Foreign Policy Experience

AP | MIKE GLOVER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Hillary Rodham Clinton ridiculed Democratic rival Barack Obama on Tuesday for his contention that living abroad as a child helped give him a better un...