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Barack Obama said...

We can either shape our future or let events shape it for us.

Context

The President's News Conference in L'Aquila

07/09/2009

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...

Born8/4/1961 (age 64)

PartyDemocratic

President of the United States
1/20/2009 - 1/20/2017
United States Senator
1/4/2005 - 11/16/2008
State Senator
1/8/1997 - 11/2/2004

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