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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.

Oct 20, 2008

After eight years of Bush-McCain economics, the pie is now shrinking.

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Oct 20, 2008

I'll stop giving tax breaks to companies that ship jobs overseas and invest in companies that create good jobs right here in Florida.

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Oct 20, 2008

Apparently, what they consider socialistic is my plan to roll back the Bush tax cuts on the very wealthiest Americans, tax cuts that John McCain himself said in 2000 were irresponsible and prevented middle-class tax relief. That's what he…

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Oct 20, 2008

What I'm trying to do is provide a tax cut for 95 percent of working families. We are going to roll back the Bush tax cuts on the wealthiest Americans, those making more than $250,000 a year.

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Oct 19, 2008

We want everybody to go to the polls now, go early. We're going to make sure your vote is counted.

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Oct 19, 2008

We're seeing it again. Ugly phone calls, misleading ads, misleading TV ads, careless outrageous comments, all aimed at keeping us from working together, all aimed at stopping change.

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Oct 19, 2008

Ugly phone calls, misleading mail, misleading TV ads, careless outrageous comments, all aimed at keeping us from working together, all aimed at stopping change.

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Oct 19, 2008

We want everybody to go to the polls now and go early and we're going to make sure your vote is counted.

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Oct 19, 2008

Hillary shattered barriers and she inspired millions. Because of what she accomplished, my daughters Malia and Sasha, all our daughters are dreaming a little bit bigger.

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Oct 19, 2008

It's getting so bad that Senators McCain's running mate denounced his tactics last night. You have to work really hard to violate Governor Palin's standards on negative campaigning. That's a hard thing to do.

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Oct 19, 2008

We were thrilled yesterday when a great American statesman, General Colin Powell, joined our cause.

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