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About Barack Obama
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Barack Hussein Obama II (pronounced /bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama was the junior United States Senator from Illinois from January 2005 until November 2008, when he resigned after his election to the presidency. Full Article
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Indonesian activists wear masks featuring US President Barrack Obama (L), Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2nd L), President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso(2nd R) and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd during a protest against biodiversity offset programs...
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OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: In this photo illustration, a copy of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' sits on end on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
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OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Haynes (R) and Matt Cross (L) open boxes of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' as other books sit on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah.
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OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Matt Cross (R) puts copies of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
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OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Kathrina Norris (L) and Matt Cross (R) put copies of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
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OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Kathrina Norris (L) and Jason Holt (R) prepare a display for copies of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' sit in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
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OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Matt Cross lifts a display of copies of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' with a forklift in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
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SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 14: U.S ambassador Ron Kirk accompainied by Chong Sick Ching, Chairman of the CEO Summit, arrives on the second day of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre on November 14, 2009 in Sing...
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SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 14: U.S ambassador Ron Kirk accompainied by Chong Sick Ching, Chairman of the CEO Summit, arrive on the second day of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre on November 14, 2009 in Singa...
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A protestor holding a pictures with Chinese 'prisoners of conscience' together with US President Obama marches to the US consulate in Hong Kong on November 13, 2009.
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US President Obama addresses a memorial service at Fort Hood on November 10, 2009 for the 13 people killed in a shooting rampage at the army base on November 5.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama and President Obama walk past the Fallen Hero Memorial at Fort Hood on November 10, 2009 during a service honoring the soldiers and civilians killed in a shooting rampage on November 5.
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I have never used Twitter, but I'm an advocate of technology and not restricting Internet access ... My thumbs are too clumsy to type in things on the phone.
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On the campaign trail many had been hesitant to talk about legitimate fears that Obama's past comments and associations with anti-capitalist radicals would influence his economic policy ... The press gave the impression that it was the wrong thing to do. I wish we had talked more about them, and about O...
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Our efforts in the Asia-Pacific will be rooted, in no small measure, through an enduring and revitalized alliance between the United States and Japan.
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Basically we have a perfect storm in the firearm industry ... We have the most anti-gun president ever in the United States, Obama. And we have a recession going on right now. During economic crises, you know crime goes up.
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Iraq has known many challenges, and in thepast several weeks we've seen that there are still those who would kill innocent men, women and children to deny the Iraqi people the future they deserve ... Today's step forward is another reminder that these enemies of the Iraqi people will fail.
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Absolutely, Wendell. It was no doubt with some sense of relief that Mr. Obama made his final stop a very friendly one in South Korea, a strong American ally. Of course, even that part of the trip wasn't without its problems demanding attention — most especially, what to do about the nuclear ambitions of...
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This recession has taught us that we can’t return to a situation where America’s economic growth is fueled by consumers who take on more and more debt. In order to keep growing, we need to spend less, save more, and get our federal deficit under control
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Good evening, James. There's plenty to report tonight — plenty of news happening all around the world, in fact. And our lead story: President Barack Obama wraps up a week-long trip to Asia, where he found difficult issues, and difficult negotiations, with partners and rivals alike.
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Asia is a region where we now buy more goods and do more trade with than any other place in the world - commerce that supports millions of jobs back home.
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There is this sense that Bush had an emotional commitment to the relationship with India. Obama has a cerebral one which is moreover being eaten away by our domestic issues and, of course, by the problem of Pakistan and Afghanistan
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It's also a place where the risk of a nuclear arms race threatens our security, and where extremists plan attacks on America's soil ... And since this region includes some of the fastest-growing nations, there can be no solution to the challenge of climate change without the cooperation of the Asia Paci...
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Barack Obama's election victory and global popularity have made the United States the world's most admired national ‘brand,’ a new survey finds . . . Step aside, Germany and France. There’s a new brand leader among world powers. Who? The good old US of A – according to a new poll – thanks to the global ...
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If we can increase our exports to Asia-Pacific nations by just 5 percent, we can increase the number of American jobs supported by these exports by hundreds of thousands
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Obama has lost the approval of a healthy percentage of Iowans in his handling of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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As we emerge from the worst recession in generations, there is nothing more important than to do everything we can to get our economy moving again and put Americans back to work, and I will go anywhere to pursue that goal
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Progress in this country has never been produced by yelling and saying no ... For those of you who stood with Barack Obama from the beginning, you have heard the doubters. When Barack and I talked about change we meant it.
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I travelled to Asia to open a new era of American engagement
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The decision to try KSM in civilian court accomplishes indirectly what Obama does not wish to do directly -- it puts the Bush administration's interrogation tactics on trial for all the world to see
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The government and people of the United States join all of you in looking forward to the day all Cubans can freely express themselves in public without fear and without reprisals
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The difference between the White House’s determination and many lawmakers’ perception is that President Obama and his advisors do not want to consider the massacre as an act of terror ‘yet’ while Senator Joe Lieberman and other legislators in both houses do see it as an ideologically motivated terror ac...
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The United States respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China
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The Iranian government is feeling more and more under pressure and it sees President Obama as a strong partner, who's gathering international consensus against Iran, which could result in tough sanctions ... So, they're trying to warn the international community that military action against Iran will no...
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As American families prepare to gather for Thanksgiving, we received an unsettling report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that found that hunger rose significantly last year
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Barack Obama’s recent swing through Asia was a relative success, and certainly nothing like the disaster that most U.S. coverage implied.
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Our aim there, in support of what Prime Minister Rasmussen of Denmark is trying to achieve, is not a partial accord or a political declaration, but rather an accord that covers all of the issues in the negotiations
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