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“We will keep the promise of Social Security by taking the responsible steps to strengthen it - not by turning it over to Wall Street.”

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Barack Obama, born on August 4, 1961, served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama's presidency was marked by significant achievements, including the Affordable Care Act and the normalization of relations with Cuba. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009. more

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“No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise. But when Governor Romney and his allies in Congress tell us we can somehow lower our deficit by spending trillions more on new tax breaks for the wealthy - well, you do the math. I refuse to go along with that. And as long as I'm President, I never will.”

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“With patient and firm determination, I am going to press on for jobs. I'm going to press on for equality. I'm going to press on for the sake of our children. I'm going to press on for the sake of all those families who are struggling right now. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I am going to press on.”

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“If the critics are right that I've made all my decisions based on polls, then I must not be very good at reading them.”

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“We're not going to baby sit a civil war.”

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“We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends in the Red States.”

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“I think it is important for Europe to understand that even though I am president and George Bush is not president, Al Qaeda is still a threat.”

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“I've said very clearly, including in a State of the Union address, that I'm against 'don't ask, don't tell' and that we're going to end this policy.”

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“We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated.”

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“As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon - the United States has a moral responsibility to act.”

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“But do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no.”

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