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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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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 15: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (C) is joined by HHS Inspector General Daniel Levinson (L) and Assistant Attorney General Tony West to highlight the Obama Administration's work to fight Medicare fraud October 15, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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MIAMI - OCTOBER 15: First lady Michelle Obama sits with Eduardo Padrón (L), the president of Miami Dade College and Allen Boyd (D-FL) during the Miami Dade College Florida Campus Compac's annual Awards Gala and Luncheon at the Freedom Tower on October 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida.
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MIAMI - OCTOBER 15: First lady Michelle Obama is hugged by Allen Boyd (D-FL) as he introduces her during the Miami Dade College Florida Campus Compac's annual Awards Gala and Luncheon at the Freedom Tower on October 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida.
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MIAMI - OCTOBER 15: First lady Michelle Obama speaks during the Miami Dade College Florida Campus Compact's annual Awards Gala and Luncheon at the Freedom Tower on October 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida. Mrs. Obama spoke to the audience about community involvement in education.
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MIAMI - OCTOBER 15: First lady Michelle Obama speaks during the Miami Dade College Florida Campus Compact's annual Awards Gala and Luncheon at the Freedom Tower on October 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida. Mrs. Obama spoke to the audience about community involvement in education.
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MIAMI - OCTOBER 15: First lady Michelle Obama speaks during the Miami Dade College Florida Campus Compact's annual Awards Gala and Luncheon at the Freedom Tower on October 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida. Mrs. Obama spoke to the audience about community involvement in education.
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MIAMI - OCTOBER 15: First lady Michelle Obama speaks during the Miami Dade College Florida Campus Compact's annual Awards Gala and Luncheon at the Freedom Tower on October 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida. Mrs. Obama spoke to the audience about community involvement in education.
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MIAMI - OCTOBER 15: First lady Michelle Obama speaks during the Miami Dade College Florida Campus Compact's annual Awards Gala and Luncheon at the Freedom Tower on October 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida. Mrs. Obama spoke to the audience about community involvement in education.
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MIAMI - OCTOBER 15: First lady Michelle Obama speaks during the Miami Dade College Florida Campus Compact's annual Awards Gala and Luncheon at the Freedom Tower on October 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida. Mrs. Obama spoke to the audience about community involvement in education.
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U.S. President Barack Obama (L) gets direction from White House science adviser John Holdren during an event to look at the stars with local middle school students and astronomers from across the country on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, October 7, 2009.
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U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and first lady Michelle Obama arrive for an event to look at the stars with local middle school students and astronomers from across the country on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, October 7, 2009.
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U.S. President Barack Obama (C) walks with his daughters Malia (L) and Sasha at an event to look at the stars with local middle school students and astronomers from across the country on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, October 7, 2009.
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U.S. President Barack Obama (C) looks through a telescope during an event to look at the stars with local middle school students and astronomers from across the country on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, October 7, 2009.
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A display representing the solar system is seen on the South Lawn October 7, 2009 for an event where middle school students can gaze at stars with US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House in Washington, DC.
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Thanks to the hard work of the House, we are just two steps away from achieving health insurance reform in America. Now the United States Senate must follow suit and pass its version of the legislation
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In his victory speech in Iowa after the caucuses, President Obama promised - he used the word promise he was going to bring Republicans and Democrats together to pass needed health care reform
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Tonight, in an historic vote, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would finally make real the promise of quality, affordable health care for the American people
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The Obama administration has made clear the value it places on America’s relationship with the United Arab Emirates. We share a multi-faceted commercial, political, and cultural relationship that is quite unique.
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America's bonds with our Israeli allies are unbreakable ... Israel will not find security as long as Palestinians are in despair. We will never loose sight of our shared purpose for a just and lasting peace in Israel, in Palestine and in the arab World.
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I urge Prime Minister (Yukio) Hatoyama to tell President Obama that Okinawa needs no more US bases
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Now is the time to finish the job ... I urge members of Congress to rise to this moment, answer to the call of history and vote yes for health insurance reform for America.
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I think Obama has absorbed a great deal about Lincoln's leadership ... That it's more important to have the right people around you than to pay back grudges.
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America's bonds with our Israeli allies are unbreakable ... Israel will not find security as long as Palestinians are in despair. We will never loose sight of our shared purpose for a just and lasting peace in Israel, in Palestine and in the arab World.
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There were only two elections yesterday that had to do with what Congress is doing and the Obama agenda
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To all who seek peace I say tonight, you will always have a partner in the United States of America and in my administration ... That's why we've been working aggressively for our clear goal, two states living side by side in peace and security.
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I don't believe the vast majority of voters in the 23rd District – be they Democrats or Republicans or independents – are looking at this as a referendum on Barack Obama or as a referendum on the Republican Party or the Democratic Party or Rush Limbaugh or any of that
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served on battlefields from Lexington to Antietam, Normandy to Manila, Inchon to Khe Sanh, Ramadi to Kandahar
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Today, I obtained a commitment from President Obama that he and I will work together to address the critical health care issues of Louisiana including the FMAP crisis and community disaster loan forgiveness, as well as issues related to Charity and Methodist Hospitals
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From now until Veterans Day I ordered the flags at the White House and other federal buildings to be flown at half-staff
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I see this as a bill that hurts Medicare patients ... I think it continues to spend massively at a time when we're losing jobs and the government's going into massive debt. It does not directly address what was the stated purpose from Obama and others -- which was to save money.
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In tribute to those who fell at Ft. Hood, I’ve ordered flags flying over the White House, and other federal buildings to be lowered to half-staff from now until Veterans Day next Wednesday.
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Without President Obama in the White House, this victory would not have been possible. He provided the vision and the momentum for us to get the job done for the American people.
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Although Botswana is not a large country, it is truly one of the extraordinary success stories in Africa
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Charlie Crist helped pass Barack Obama's spending program
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The need for such a measure was made clear by the jobs report that we received this morning ... Although we lost fewer jobs than we did last month, our unemployment rate climbed to over 10 percent -- a sobering number that underscores the economic challenges that lie ahead.
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Because India is your friend, and the longtime policies of America and India converge. Between you and the Indians, you will fuck us in every way. The truth is that our weapons are less of a problem for the Obama Administration than finding a respectable way out of Afghanistan.
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outstanding success ... a great partner to the United States.
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President Obama’s election hasn’t brought the breath of fresh air to the climate talks many had hoped for. Instead, it’s seen as a perpetuation of Bush-era efforts to disrupt and water down attempts to agree to a strong treaty, as Obama tries to bring the whole world down to his own low level of ambitio...
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moved on a path of good economic management and outstanding political governance ... And as a consequence, you have seen extraordinary improvements in living standards over the last 40 years in Botswana that really are an envy for much of the rest of the continent.
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