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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 26, 2008

I am proud to call her friend, and I know how much we need both Bill and Hillary Clinton as a party and as a country.

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Jun 26, 2008

But we need them. We need them badly, not just my campaign, but the American people need their service, and their vision, and their wisdom... in the months and years to come.

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Jun 26, 2008

No matter where we disagreed, these are the issues that have always united Senator Clinton and myself. They're the causes that unite both of us as Democrats. And I believe at this moment they are the causes that can unite us as Americans…

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Jun 26, 2008

This is our chance, this is our time to march forward in unity, as one people, to the future.

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Jun 26, 2008

I am proud to call her friend. And I know how much we need both Bill and Hillary Clinton as a party and as a country.

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Jun 26, 2008

We can continue spending $10 to $12 billions a month in Iraq and leave our troops there for the next 20 or 50 or 100 years. Or we can decide that it's time to begin a responsible, gradual withdrawal from Iraq. That's the choice in this…

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Jun 26, 2008

Together, we inspired tens of millions of people to participate, some to cast ballots for the very first time, others who voted for the first time in a very long time.

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Jun 26, 2008

But we need them. We need them badly. Not just my campaign, but the American people need their service and their vision and their wisdom in the months and years to come.

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Jun 26, 2008

This is our chance; this is our time to march forward in unity as one people to the future.

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Jun 25, 2008

You might have heard that I don't care about the women's vote. It's absolutely not true. I'm going to do everything I can, not just to get the women's vote, but to deserve it.

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Jun 25, 2008

It is still possible, I think, for both of us to bring in the American people, but only if we are unified and if we understand the stakes involved and we understand that there are people who need this country to change far more than any of…

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Jun 25, 2008

I am a better candidate as a consequence of having run against Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. And I cannot think of a more important task than the two of us and all of us working to continue the battle that she's been fighting.

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