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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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Oct 27, 2008

To get wind power from North Dakota to population centers, like Chicago.

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Oct 27, 2008

What I have called for is a tax cut -- tax cut for 95 percent of working families -- of Americans -- working Americans.

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Oct 27, 2008

John McCain -- and I'm just amazed by this -- he calls making everybody have a chance and give them opportunity, he calls that socialism. I call it opportunity.

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Oct 27, 2008

John McCain's ridden shotgun as George Bush has driven our economy towards a cliff.

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Oct 27, 2008

Closing days of this campaign, my opponent's trying to distance himself from President Bush... despite the fact that he's faithfully supported him 90 percent of the time.

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Oct 27, 2008

If you will reach deep down and fight with me, we won't just win Virginia. We're going to win this election.

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Oct 27, 2008

After decades of broken politics in Washington, after eight years of failed policies from George W. Bush, after -- you don't have to boo, just vote.

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Oct 27, 2008

A tax cut. Tax cuts for 95 percent of working Americans. 95 percent.

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Oct 27, 2008

I call it opportunity. And there's nothing more American than that. That's American as apple pie.

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Oct 27, 2008

My opponent's trying to distance himself from President Bush despite the fact that he's faithfully supported him 90 percent of the time. He supported four out of the five of the Bush budgets that have taken us from surplus under the…

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Oct 27, 2008

If you'll reach deep down and fight with me, we won't just win Virginia, we're going to win this election.

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Oct 27, 2008

John McCain has ridden shotgun as George Bush has driven our economy toward the cliff. And now he wants to take the wheel and step on the gas.

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Oct 26, 2008

The last thing we can afford is four more years where no one in Washington is watching anyone on Wall Street, because politicians and the lobbyists killed common sense regulations.

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Oct 26, 2008

We can choose hope over fear and unity over division, the promise of change over the power of the status quo.

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Oct 26, 2008

When it comes to the economy, when it comes to the central issue of this election, the central issue for working families all across this region, you don't get it.

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Oct 26, 2008

He's spending these last weeks calling me every name in the book, because that's how you play the game in Washington. If you can't beat your opponent's ideas, you distort those ideas and maybe make some up.

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Oct 26, 2008

We can choose hope over fear, and unity over division; the promise of change over the power of the status quo.

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Oct 26, 2008

We cannot let up for one day or one minute or one second in this last week.

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Oct 24, 2008

The American people don't want to hear politicians attack each other - you want to hear about how we're going to attack the challenges facing middle class families each and every day.

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