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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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Jul 22, 2014

That's why on Monday, the President signed an executive order protecting LGBT workers from discrimination.

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Jul 22, 2014

This bill can help attract and keep jobs in the United States.

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Jul 21, 2014

This is not for me to extend on behalf of all the American people our deepest condolences over the loss of family and friends and to assure the Dutch people that we will work with them to make sure that loved ones are recovered, that a…

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Jul 20, 2014

Given its direct influence over the separatists, Russia and President Putin in particular has direct responsibility to compel them to cooperate with the investigation. That is the least that they can do.

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Jul 20, 2014

The burden now is on Russia to insist that the separatist stop tampering with the evidence, grant investigators who are already on the ground immediate, full, and unimpeded access to the crash site.

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Jul 20, 2014

Over the last several days our hearts have been absolutely broken as we've learned more about the extraordinary and beautiful lives that were lost.

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Jul 20, 2014

He hasn't found a way to be as effective as he ought to have been and at the same time, he hasn't capitulated to his enemies which is good.

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Jul 20, 2014

He hasn't formed a consensus and yet in crisis, look at the economic crisis, he handled it quite well.

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Jul 20, 2014

We have serious concerns about the rising number of Palestinian civilian deaths and the loss of Israeli lives.

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Jul 20, 2014

Russia and President Putin in particular as direct responsibility to compel them to cooperate with the investigation that is the least that they can do.

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Jul 20, 2014

Since investigator approached, they fire their weapons into the air they separatist are removing evidence from the crash site. All of which base the question, what exactly do they trying to hide?

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Jul 20, 2014

The separatists are removing evidence from the crash site, all of which faces the question what exactly are they trying to hide?

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Jul 17, 2014

A group of separatists can't shoot down military transport planes or they claim shoot down fighter jets without sophisticated equipment and sophisticated training and that is coming from Russia.

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Jul 17, 2014

The violence that is taking place there is facilitated in part, in large part, because of Russian support. And they have the ability to move those separatists in a different direction.

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Jul 17, 2014

The violence that's taking place there is facilitated in part, in large part because of Russian support and they have the ability to move those separatist in a different direction. If Mr. Putin makes a decision that we are not going to…

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Jul 16, 2014

I've directed my national security team to stay in close contact the Ukrainian government, the United States will offer any assistance we can to help determine what happened and why.

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Jul 15, 2014

When women succeed, nations are more safe, more secure, and more prosperous.

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Jul 9, 2014

These governments are working with us to address their shared responsibility to address the urgent humanitarian situation on the U.S. southern border.

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Jul 9, 2014

We cannot solve these problems alone and will look to the Central American governments to provide complementary financial and political commitments.

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Jul 9, 2014

They pledged to pursue the criminal networks that smuggle or traffic children.

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Jul 9, 2014

There is nothing that is taking place down there that I am not intimately aware of and briefed on. This isn't theater. This is a problem. I'm not interested in photo ops, I'm interested in solving a problem.

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Jul 9, 2014

The House Republicans, they haven't even called the bill. They won't even take a vote on the bill. They -- they don't have enough energy or organization or I don't know what to just even vote no on the bill.

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