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Barack Obama

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Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 2005 to 2008 and served in the Illinois State Senate from 1997 to 2004. Obama is known for his signature policies including the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and his efforts in economic recovery following the 2008 financial crisis. His presidency was marked by significant legislative achievements and a focus on healthcare reform, climate change, and foreign policy initiatives such as the Iran nuclear deal.

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Nov 2, 2008

If you will stand with me and fight with me, I promise you, we will not just win Florida. We will win this election. You and I together, we will change this country. We will change the world.

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Nov 2, 2008

I don't get too high when things are going well and I don't get too low when things are going tough.

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Nov 2, 2008

Tomorrow, you can turn the page on policies that have put the greed and irresponsibility of Wall Street before the hard work and sacrifice of folks on Main Street.

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Nov 2, 2008

The choice in this election isn't between tax cuts and no tax cuts.

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Nov 2, 2008

Understand, if we want to meet the challenges of this moment, we need to get beyond the old ideological debates and divides between left and right.

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Nov 2, 2008

The last thing we can afford is four more years of the tired, old theory that says we should give more to billionaires and big corporations and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else.

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Nov 1, 2008

We can prove that we are not as divided as our politics would suggest, that we are more than a collection of Red States and Blue States - we are the United States of America.

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Nov 1, 2008

We are in the middle of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

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Nov 1, 2008

It's time for change, and that's why I'm running for President of the United States.

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Nov 1, 2008

I will give a tax break to 95% of Americans who work every day and get taxes taken out of their paychecks every week.

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Nov 1, 2008

We need a better government - a more competent government - a government that upholds the values we hold in common as Americans.

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Nov 1, 2008

In two days, you can turn the page on policies that have put the greed and irresponsibility of Wall Street before the hard work and sacrifice of folks on Main Street.

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Nov 1, 2008

That's what hope is--that thing inside that insists, despite all evidence to the contrary, that there are better days ahead.

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Oct 31, 2008

You know, I know that General Petraeus has discussed the possibility of trying to peel away more moderate factions within the Taliban.

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Oct 31, 2008

We're going to let you buy the same kind of health insurance that members of Congress give themselves.

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Oct 31, 2008

If you already have health insurance, the only thing I'm going to do is I'm going to work to lower your premiums.

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Oct 31, 2008

There's a way of making sure that we're not giving tax breaks to companies that ship jobs overseas like John McCain supports.

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