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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 25, 2016

I hereby delegate the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 1247 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to the Secretary of State.

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Jul 25, 2016

The United States stands squarely with Somalia and our partners in the fight against despicable acts of terrorism that seek to destabilize Somalia.

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Jul 25, 2016

Individuals, the private sector, and government agencies have a shared vital interest and complementary roles and responsibilities in protecting the Nation from malicious cyber activity.

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Jul 25, 2016

The private sector and government agencies have a shared vital interest in protecting the Nation from malicious cyber activity.

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Jul 25, 2016

Effective incident response efforts will help support an open, interoperable, secure, and reliable information and communications infrastructure.

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Jul 25, 2016

The United States condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attack at the Mogadishu International Airport in Somalia on July 26.

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Jul 23, 2016

If we start engaging in the kinds of proposals that we've heard from Mr. Trump or some of his surrogates, like Mr. Gingrich, where we start suggesting that we would apply religious tests to who could come in here, that we are screening…

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Jul 23, 2016

One of the best ways of preventing it is making sure that we don't divide our own country.

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Jul 23, 2016

The American people are significantly more safe now than they were before all the work that we have done since 9/11.

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Jul 22, 2016

If you're a hard-working American who plays by the rules, you should expect Wall Street to play by the rules too.

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Jul 22, 2016

We wouldn't just recover from the crisis, we'd rebuild our economy on a new foundation.

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Jul 21, 2016

This vision of violence and chaos everywhere doesn't really jive with the experience of most people.

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Jul 21, 2016

No, it doesn't. Terrorism is a real threat and nobody knows that better than me. One of the best ways of preventing it is making sure that we don't divide our own country, that we don't succumb to fear, that we don't sacrifice our values…

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Jul 21, 2016

The fact of the matter is, is that the murder rate today, the violence rate today, is far lower than it was when Ronald Reagan was president, and lower than when I took office.

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Jul 21, 2016

I think it is important just to be absolutely clear here, that some of the fears that were expressed throughout the week just don't jibe with the facts.

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Jul 21, 2016

We will intensify bilateral cooperation to protect the critically endangered vaquita marina porpoise.

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Jul 21, 2016

Now, it's up to Republicans to finish the job and provide adequate funding to deal with this public health crisis.

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Jul 21, 2016

It is altogether fitting and proper that this historic milestone be commemorated.

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Jul 21, 2016

Both countries reaffirm their commitment to join the Paris Agreement this year.

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Jul 21, 2016

We recognize the benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership in strengthening economic growth.

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