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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 20, 2022

The fact is autocrats and aspiring strong men have become emboldened around the globe. They're actively subverting democracy. They're undermining hard won human rights. They're ignoring international law.

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Apr 20, 2022

Tech platforms need to accept that they play a unique role in how -- we, as a people and people around the world are consuming information and that their decisions have an impact on every aspect of society. With that power comes…

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Apr 20, 2022

Like all advances in technology, this progress has had unintended consequences. It`s sometimes come at a price. And in this case, we see that our new information eco-system is turbo charging some of humanities` worst impulses.

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Apr 13, 2022

Democrats have a message and they need to be able to tell that message.

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Apr 12, 2022

Inflation is a real issue. A lot of it is having to do with the COVID and supply chains. And now, Putin`s gas tax, essentially, by virtue of his invasion of Ukraine. But the underlying economy, there`s a good story to tell. Democrats have…

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Apr 12, 2022

The Democrats have to go out there and tell the story, but ultimately the voters decide on this thing.

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Apr 12, 2022

Putin has always been ruthless against his own people, as well as others. He has always been somebody who`s wrapped up in this twisted, distorted sense of grievance and ethnic nationalism.

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Apr 12, 2022

I think the Biden administration has overcome some extraordinary circumstances. COVID, the economy, and now most recently Ukraine, and they have handled the policy right.

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Apr 8, 2022

If we can make democracy function where you look at this room and you have people from every corner of the globe, if we can figure out how to live together and treat each other with dignity, and respect, then others start feeling like…

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Apr 6, 2022

We have got a supply issue and we have got a demand issue for toxic information.

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Apr 6, 2022

the degree to which information, disinformation, misinformation was being weaponized.

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Apr 5, 2022

We`ve got a story to tell, they just got to tell it.

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