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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.

Sep 19, 2008

Change means keeping the promise of affordable, accessible health care for every single American.

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Sep 19, 2008

The Pakistani people have suffered greatly at the hands of terrorists, and are endangered by the violent extremists operating within their borders.

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Sep 18, 2008

We did not arrive at this crisis by some accident of history.

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Sep 18, 2008

What we're looking at right now is to provide the Treasury and the Federal Reserve with as broad authority as is necessary, to stabilize markets and to maintain credit.

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Sep 18, 2008

I think it's pretty clear that Senator McCain's a little panicked right now.

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Sep 18, 2008

After spending the entire campaign saying I haven't been in Washington long enough, he apparently now is willing to assign me responsibility for all of Washington's failures. I think it's pretty clear that Senator McCain is a little…

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Sep 18, 2008

I've got some visions and I've got some principles, we want to protect Main Street not just Wall Street.

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Sep 18, 2008

You don't do it in a day. We have got to do it in an intelligent, systematic, thoughtful fashion.

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Sep 18, 2008

You don't do it in a day. We've got to do it in an intelligent, systematic, thoughtful fashion.

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