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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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Jan 26, 2010

The Supreme Court reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates of special interests, including foreign corporations, to spend without limit in our elections.

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Jan 26, 2010

You are living memorials, living memorials to the loved ones you left here and to the spirit we must strive to uphold in our time.

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Jan 26, 2010

Memory has become the sacred duty of all people of good will.

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Jan 26, 2010

Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

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Jan 26, 2010

I'm planning to follow-up tonight's State of the Union address by awarding billions of dollars to develop a high-speed rail plan.

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Jan 24, 2010

We're going to keep fighting to rebuild our economy so that hard work is once again rewarded. Wages and incomes are once again rising, and the middle class is once again growing. And above all, we're going to keep fighting to renew the…

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Jan 24, 2010

As the world's largest democracies, the United States and India have a strong shared belief in the values of liberty, pluralism, and religious tolerance.

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Jan 24, 2010

We're going to keep fighting to renew the American Dream and keep it alive, not just in our time, but for all time.

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Jan 24, 2010

Creating good, sustainable jobs is the single most important thing we can do to rebuild the middle class.

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Jan 24, 2010

And as our peoples continue to build upon that friendship, let our Governments continue to work together to advance peace, prosperity, and stability around the globe.

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Jan 24, 2010

He's just been an outstanding leader in our country for a long time.

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Jan 24, 2010

It was a chance to celebrate the great and growing partnership between our two nations and the friendship between our peoples.

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Jan 24, 2010

The Lakers and the NBA have always been about serving others, at home and around the world.

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Jan 24, 2010

I still get enormous, enormous pleasure from watching great athletes on the court.

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Jan 22, 2010

We don't need to give any more voice to the powerful interests that already drown out the voices of everyday Americans, and we don't intend to.

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Jan 21, 2010

We're going to keep on working to get this done with Democrats, Republicans — anyone who is willing to step up.

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Jan 20, 2010

In a country with extreme poverty that's been at war for decades, there will also be no peace without reconciliation among former enemies . . . There is an uncompromising core of the Taliban. They must be met with force, and they must be…

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Jan 20, 2010

This is who we are. We will pursue our values because this is what Americans are.

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Jan 20, 2010

We have to enact common sense reforms that will protect American taxpayers and the American economy from future crises as well. For while the financial system is far stronger today than it was one year ago it's still operating under the…

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Jan 20, 2010

We have to enact commonsense reforms that will protect American taxpayers and the American economy from future crises as well, for, while the financial system is far stronger today than it was one year ago, it's still operating under the…

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Jan 19, 2010

I will hold my staff, our agencies, and the people in them accountable when they fail to perform their responsibilities at the highest level.

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Jan 19, 2010

I saw Republicans and Democrats come together to work together with the President to find out what went wrong and to make sure it did not happen again.

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