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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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Apr 11, 2008

Senator -- Senator Clinton voted for a credit card-sponsored bankruptcy bill that made it harder for people to get out of debt, after taking money from the financial services company, and she says I'm out of touch?

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Apr 11, 2008

what I've said is that I would look at raising the capital-gains tax for purposes of fairness.

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Apr 10, 2008

Out of touch? I mean, John McCain, it took him three tries to finally figure out that the home foreclosure crisis was a problem, and to come up with a plan for it, and he's saying, I'm out of touch?

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Apr 10, 2008

But the truth is, is that our challenge is to get people persuaded that we can make progress when there's not evidence of that in their daily lives.

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Apr 10, 2008

Senator -- Senator Clinton voted for a credit card-sponsored bankruptcy bill that made it harder for people to get out of debt, after taking money from the financial services company, and she says I'm out of touch?

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Apr 7, 2008

I continue to believe that the original decision to go into Iraq was a massive strategic blunder.

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Apr 7, 2008

Nobody is asking for a precipitous withdrawal, but I do think that it has to be a measured but increased pressure and a diplomatic surge that includes Iran because if Maliki can tolerate as normal neighbor-to-neighbor relations in Iran…

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Apr 7, 2008

Nobody's asking for a precipitous withdrawal, but I do think that it has to be a measured but increased pressure; and a diplomatic surge that includes Iran.

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Apr 3, 2008

We all share the same hopes for the future, and they're at the heart of the struggle for freedom and dignity and humanity that Dr. King began and that is our task to complete.

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Apr 2, 2008

We may have different stories but we hold common hopes. We may not look the same and may not have come from the same place, but we all want to move in the same direction.

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Apr 1, 2008

What I oppose and will always oppose are trade deals to put the interests of Wall Street ahead of the interests of American workers. That's why I opposed NAFTA. That's why I voted against CAFTA. That's why it didn't make sense to normalize…

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Mar 31, 2008

I am deeply concerned by reports that the Bush administration is negotiating a normalization of relations with the Government of Sudan. This reckless and cynical initiative would reward a regime in Khartoum that has a record of failing to…

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Mar 31, 2008

the U.S. needs to work with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to ramp up the pace of indictments of those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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Mar 30, 2008

He's ahead nationally, but she's got a big lead in Pennsylvania and not backing down.

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Mar 30, 2008

The war in Iraq was unwise. That's why I opposed it in 2002. That's why I will bring it to an end in 2009. I will bring our troops home.

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Mar 30, 2008

This is not like 'Price Is Right.' You are not going to get a big prize.

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Mar 30, 2008

My attitude is that Senator Clinton can run as long as she wants. Her name is on the ballot and she is a fierce and formidable competitor.

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Mar 28, 2008

What we believe is that there should be some way of arriving at a fair settlement that respects the fact that there were rules in place.

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Mar 27, 2008

What we believe is that there should be some way of arriving at a fair settlement that respects the fact that there were rules in place.

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Mar 26, 2008

Had the reverend not retired and had he not acknowledged that what he had said had deeply offended people and were inappropriate and mischaracterized what I believe is the greatness of this country, for all its flaws, then I wouldn't have…

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Mar 26, 2008

I want to make sure that the tone of this campaign remains -- creates the situation where Democrats are going to win in November.

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Mar 26, 2008

The American economy does not stand still, and neither should the rules that govern it. The evolution of industries often warrants regulatory reform.

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