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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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Feb 18, 2010

That won't work. It will not work in this global economy, not in this environment.

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Feb 18, 2010

Good luck - and thank you for doing your part to help make our students the best and brightest in the world.

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Feb 18, 2010

This is your opportunity to show me why your school exemplifies the best that our education system has to offer.

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Feb 17, 2010

I made a promise to you, not that I was going to tell you what you wanted to hear, not that I was always going to do what was popular.

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Feb 17, 2010

The Commission is charged with identifying policies to improve the fiscal situation in the medium term and to achieve fiscal sustainability over the long run.

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Feb 17, 2010

We are now in the early weeks of implementing this policy and therefore do not believe further adjustments are required at this time.

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Feb 17, 2010

But under the leadership of Erskine and Alan, I'm confident that the Commission I'm establishing today will build a bipartisan consensus to put America on the path toward fiscal reform and responsibility.

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Feb 17, 2010

We will work with these HFAs to expand their capacity to help address these challenges.

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Feb 16, 2010

These programs break the cycle of drug use, crime, and incarceration; reunite families; and make recovery possible for Americans.

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Feb 16, 2010

I'm very excited about the possibilities of putting more research dollars into some of these transformational technologies.

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Feb 16, 2010

NASA's engineering teams and scientific teams are doing great work.

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Feb 16, 2010

We reaffirm U.S. support for Iraqi efforts to promote national unity.

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Feb 16, 2010

TIGER grants will tackle the kind of major transportation projects that have been difficult to build under other funding programs.

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Feb 16, 2010

Yes, the rumor was that you can see the Great Wall from space, but I'm not sure that's true.

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Feb 16, 2010

Businesses are the true engines of growth; businesses are the engines of job creation in this country.

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Feb 15, 2010

To create more of these clean energy jobs, we need more production, more efficiency, more incentives. And that means building a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants in this country.

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Feb 15, 2010

We're tired of the partisanship and the shouting and the pettiness. They know we can't afford it.

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Feb 15, 2010

They're tired of the partisanship and the shouting and the pettiness. They know we can't afford it.

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Feb 15, 2010

To meet our growing energy needs and prevent the worst consequences of climate change, we'll need to increase our supply of nuclear power.

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