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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.

Mar 8, 2009

As a person of faith, I believe we are called to care for each other and work to ease human suffering. I believe we have been given the capacity and will to pursue this research and the humanity and conscious to do so responsibly.

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Mar 7, 2009

We are committed to the goal of a re-tooled, re-imagined auto industry that can compete and win. Millions of jobs depend on it; scores of communities depend on it. And I believe the nation that invented the automobile cannot walk away from…

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Mar 7, 2009

I'm not talking about the day to day gyrations of the stock market. I'm talking about the long-term ability for the United States and the entire global economy to regain its footing. And, you know, the stock market is sort of like a…

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Mar 7, 2009

I want every American to know this. We will rebuild. We will recover. And the United States of America will emerge stronger than before.

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Mar 7, 2009

Just this morning, we learned that we lost another 651,000 jobs throughout the country in the month of February alone which brings the total number of jobs lost in this recession to an astounding 4.4 million -- 4.4 million jobs.

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Mar 6, 2009

We are committed to the goal of a re-tooled, re-imagined auto industry that can compete and win. Millions of jobs depend on it; scores of communities depend on it. And I believe the nation that invented the automobile cannot walk away from…

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Mar 6, 2009

I want every American to know this. We will rebuild. We will recover. And the United States of America will emerge stronger than before.

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Mar 6, 2009

Just this morning, we learned that we lost another 651,000 jobs throughout the country in the month of February alone which brings the total number of jobs lost in this recession to an astounding 4.4 million -- 4.4 million jobs.

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Mar 6, 2009

I'm not talking about the day to day gyrations of the stock market. I'm talking about the long-term ability for the United States and the entire global economy to regain its footing. And, you know, the stock market is sort of like a…

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Mar 5, 2009

Just this morning, we learned that we lost another 651,000 jobs throughout the country in the month of February alone which brings the total number of jobs lost in this recession to an astounding 4.4 million -- 4.4 million jobs.

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Mar 5, 2009

I'm not talking about the day to day gyrations of the stock market. I'm talking about the long-term ability for the United States and the entire global economy to regain its footing. And, you know, the stock market is sort of like a…

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