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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, 2008

I'm not going to take money from lobbyists. And people said, 'Well, that can't be done.' Except they didn't understand that you were going to finance this campaign with $25 contributions and $50 contributions and $100 contributions. And so…

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Apr 20, 2008

You and I together, we won't just win Pennsylvania. We will win this nomination.

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Apr 20, 2008

There are three candidates left. Who do you want answering that 3 a.m. phone call: the person who got Iraq wrong or the person who got Iraq right? The person who paid attention to the intelligence or the person who didn't? The person who…

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Apr 20, 2008

So, we were told, the candidates, that they wouldn't count. So, we didn't campaign there. My name wasn't even on the ballot in Michigan. Senator Clinton agreed that they wouldn't count, until it turned out that we were winning.

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Apr 20, 2008

I'm not predicting a win. I'm predicting it's going to be close and that we are going to do a lot better than people expect.

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Apr 16, 2008

When you're running for the presidency, then you've got to expect it. And you've just got to kind of let it -- you know, you know. That's what you got to do.

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Apr 16, 2008

I do think it's important to recognize that it's not helping that person who's sitting at the kitchen table, who is trying to figure out how to pay the bills at the end of the month.

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Apr 16, 2008

I will tell you, it does not get much more fun than these debates. They are inspiring events. Last night I think we set a new record, because it took us 45 minutes before we even started talking about a single issue that matters to the…

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Apr 15, 2008

What I have proposed is that we raise the cap on the payroll tax because, right now, millionaires and billionaires don't have to pay beyond... $106,000 a year.

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Apr 15, 2008

Well, I not only have pledged not to raise their taxes, I have been the first candidate in this race to specifically say I would cut their taxes.

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