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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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Aug 4, 2016

I hereby delegate to you the authority under section 614(a)(1) of the FAA to determine whether it is important to the security interests of the United States to furnish up to $28,970,312 of Fiscal Year 2015 Economic Support Fund resources…

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Aug 4, 2016

As far as Mr. Trump, we are going to go by the law, which is that both tradition and the law that if somebody's the nominee, the Republican nominee for president, they need to get security briefings.

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Aug 3, 2016

Just listen to what Mr. Trump has to say and make your own judgment with respect to how confident you feel about his ability to manage things like our nuclear triad.

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Aug 3, 2016

And that's why we're also working to counter violent extremism more broadly.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Aug 3, 2016

ISIL has not had a major successful offensive operation in either Syria or Iraq in a full year.

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Aug 3, 2016

We announced these payments in January, many months ago. There wasn't a secret. We announced them to all of you.

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Aug 3, 2016

We announced these payments in January. Many months ago, there wasn't a secret. We announced them to all of you. Josh did a briefing on them. This wasn't some nefarious deal. We do not pay ransom for hostages.

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Aug 3, 2016

the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13222 in light of the expiration of the Export Administration Act of 1979 is to continue in effect for 1 year beyond August 17, 2016.

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Aug 3, 2016

If Mr. Trump is up 10 or 15 points on election day and ends up losing then maybe he can raise some questions.

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