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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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Jun 24, 2008

I want him involved. He's a brilliant politician. He was an outstanding president. And, so, I want his help, not only in campaigning, but also in governing. And I'm confident that I will get that help.

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Jun 24, 2008

Ralph Nader's trying to get attention. He's become a perennial political candidate. I think it's a shame because, if you look at his legacy in terms of consumer protections, it's an extraordinary one. But at this point, he's somebody who…

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Jun 24, 2008

I want him involved. He is a brilliant politician. He was an outstanding president. And so I want his help not only in campaigning but also in governing. And I'm confident that I'll get that help.

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Jun 24, 2008

The United States should work with regional leaders and others to press for postponed elections conducted under a strong international monitoring presence.

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Jun 24, 2008

We have to put more cops on the streets and that's why I want to restore the COPS program.

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Jun 24, 2008

We have implemented a program where the Democratic National Committee is also not taking money from those sources.

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Jun 24, 2008

I have said repeatedly that I think that the death penalty should be applied in very narrow circumstances for the most egregious of crimes.

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Jun 24, 2008

The American economy is at its strongest when we have a common set of values that it reflects.

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Jun 24, 2008

Run-off elections under these circumstances would lack any legitimacy.

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Jun 23, 2008

I will provide a $1,000 tax cut that will go to 95% of all workers and their families in this country.

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Jun 23, 2008

I'm not running for President to do what polls well, I'm running to do what's right for America.

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Jun 23, 2008

a green, renewable energy economy isn't some pie-in-the-sky, far-off future, it is now.

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Jun 23, 2008

My entire energy plan will produce three times the oil savings that John McCain's ever could.

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Jun 23, 2008

Senator Clinton has been a larger-than-life figure in Democratic politics and American politics.

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Jun 23, 2008

She's going to be a force to be reckoned with, not only in the Senate, but, hopefully, if I'm successful, in the White House. She's going to be one of my key partners.

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Jun 23, 2008

Secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public square.

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Jun 22, 2008

The fact that John McCain's top adviser says, that a terrorist attack on American soil would be a 'big advantage' for their political campaign is a complete disgrace, and is exactly the kind of politics that needs to change.

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Jun 22, 2008

What we spend a week in Iraq would fund all this stuff for a year, or two years, or three years, I mean, the magnitude, the scale of what we're spending at the federal government and what we're short-changing that would make a real…

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Jun 22, 2008

The fact that John McCain's top adviser says that a terror attack on American soil would be a big advantage for their political campaign is a complete disgrace and exactly the kind of politics that needs to change.

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Jun 22, 2008

What we spend in a week in Iraq would fund all this stuff for a year or two years or three years.

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