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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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Dec 18, 2020

This is my last election. After my election I have more flexibility.

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Dec 4, 2020

As they're downplaying it, as they're ignoring the science and epidemiologists, and suggesting that, you know, this is something that is some partisan issue, as opposed to something that Americans should rally around. At the same time…

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Dec 4, 2020

The promise of the Biden presidency and the Harris vice presidency rests in part on their ability to have a cooperative posture with Congress. And to do that, we have to have the two gentlemen who are running for Senate in Georgia.

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Dec 4, 2020

If the Senate is controlled by Republicans who are interested in obstruction and gridlock rather than progress and helping people, they can block just about anything.

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Dec 4, 2020

I'm hoping that everybody understands the urgency of this upcoming election. Anybody who is listening right now, you need to understand, this is not just about Georgia. This is about America and this is about the world. And it's in your…

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Dec 3, 2020

But if Anthony Fauci tells me this vaccine is safe and can vaccinate -- immunize you from getting COVID, absolutely I'm going to take it. I may end up taking it on TV or having it filmed, just so that people know I trust this science.

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Dec 3, 2020

You are now -- once again, the center of our civic universe, because the special election in Georgia is going to determine, ultimately, a course of the Biden presidency.

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Dec 3, 2020

The special election in Georgia is going to determine, ultimately, the course of the Biden presidency. If you don't have a majority, they can block just about anything. The Senate really matters.

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Dec 2, 2020

If Anthony Fauci tells me this vaccine is safe, absolutely, I'm going to take it.

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Dec 2, 2020

If you believe as I do, that, we should be able to reform the criminal justice system so that it's not biased and treats everybody fairly, I guess you can use a snappy slogan like, defund the police. But you know, you've lost a big…

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Dec 2, 2020

You know you've lost a big audience the minute you say it, which makes it a lot less likely that you're actually going to get the changes you want done. The key is deciding, do you want to actually get something done or do you want to feel…

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Dec 1, 2020

If you believe, as I do, that we should be able to reform the criminal justice system so that it's not biased and treats everybody fairly, I guess you can use a snappy slogan like defund the police, but you know you have lost a big…

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