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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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Sep 28, 2015

We believe that as a result of his odious actions, where he's perpetrated terrible acts of violence against his own people, that he needs to leave.

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Sep 28, 2015

The progress made in establishing diplomatic relations is welcomed.

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Sep 28, 2015

ISIL will eventually lose because it has nothing to offer but suffering and death.

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Sep 28, 2015

The ongoing U.S. commitment to a stable, sovereign Afghanistan

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Sep 28, 2015

America must recognize the role we play in contributing to our planet's changing climate and do all we can to make our air cleaner and safer for our children to breathe.

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Sep 28, 2015

I call on the world to unite against the evil that is ISIL, or Daesh, and to eradicate the scourge of violent extremism.

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Sep 28, 2015

We discussed bilateral relations, nuclear nonproliferation, and regional stability and economic development.

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Sep 28, 2015

The admission of up to 85,000 refugees to the United States during Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.

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Sep 28, 2015

We recognize we have to confront the economic grievances that exist in some of the areas that ISIL seeks to exploit.

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Sep 28, 2015

U.S. regulatory changes will allow more Americans to travel to and do business with Cuba.

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Sep 28, 2015

The interests of our country and the interests of the world are more effectively advanced when the international community is working together.

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Sep 28, 2015

This fight will not be won quickly, solely through military means, or by the United States alone.

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Sep 28, 2015

When human rights are denied and citizens have no opportunity to redress their grievances peacefully, it feeds terrorist propaganda that justifies violence.

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Sep 28, 2015

I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the authority under section 404(c)(1) of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 to waive the application of the prohibition in section 404(a) of the CSPA to Yemen.

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Sep 28, 2015

We further discussed the importance of finding a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine that includes full implementation of the Minsk agreements.

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Sep 28, 2015

This plan will aid in our fight against climate change while strengthening our economy and helping fulfill our moral obligation to leave our kids and grandkids with a stable planet.

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Sep 28, 2015

We're going to need a stable, inclusive, functioning central government inside of Syria in order to bring an end to that chaos.

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Sep 28, 2015

ISIL poses a threat to the United States and the international community, and that we will use all instruments of power to defeat it.

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Sep 28, 2015

I hereby also delegate to the Secretary of State the authority under section 404(c)(2) of the CSPA to notify the appropriate congressional committees of such waiver and the justification for granting such waiver.

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Sep 28, 2015

I will keep fighting to build a more sustainable society for all people by investing in clean sources of energy—including wind, which could provide as much as 35 percent of our electricity by 2050.

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Sep 28, 2015

The key to realizing a future in which our young people are not held back by choices of the past lies in the promise of a clean, sustainable America.

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Sep 28, 2015

Ultimately, however, it is not going to be enough to defeat ISIL in the battlefield.

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