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Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is an American former politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American to serve as president. Obama represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 2005 to 2008 and served as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
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2026· 70 entries
deadline.com: A New Search For Barack Obama's Tan Suit
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Chicago Sun-Times: We’re on the hunt for Barack Obama’s tan suit. Help us find it. - Chicago Sun-Times
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Yahoo: Christina Aguilera Wows In A Draped Gown While Posing Next To Barack Obama & Michelle Obama
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The Providence Journal: Contrast between Trump, Obama; concerns about US politics | Letters
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Contexto Tucumán: Condenan a mujer que amenazó de muerte a Barack Obama
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“fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.”
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“t be the tolerant, multi-racial country it is today. Yes, America, like the vast majority of the rest of the world, at one time participated in slavery. While the sin of slavery is not justified, it is important to acknowledge that the sin of slavery isn”
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“Israel doesn’t know what its own best interests are.”
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“Generally speaking, I’m more interested in looking forward than I am in looking backwards,”
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“Otherwise, someone else would have solved it. So you wind up dealing with probabilities. Any given decision you make you’ll wind up with a 30 to 40 percent chance that it isn’t going to work. You have to own that and feel comfortable with the way you made the decision. You can’t be paralyzed by the fact that it might not work out.”
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“I am here because of Ashley.”
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“I make love to men daily, but in the imagination,”
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Agencia Noticias Argentinas: Barack Obama lanzará un podcast sobre los libros que marcaron su vida
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La Nación: Barack Obama lanza un podcast sobre seis libros que moldearon su visión del mundo
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Entertainment Weekly: Stockard Channing recalls Bill Clinton and Barack Obama’s contrasting reactions to meeting her
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Infobae: De Toni Morrison a Cormac McCarthy: Barack Obama apuesta por la literatura en su nuevo podcast
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Because of Them We Can: Barack Obama Makes A Special Appearance In New TV Series
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Yahoo: Barack Obama Announces New Book-Themed Podcast—Here’s What we Know
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Yahoo: Barack Obama Jokes About Trump’s Gold Oval Office Sign: ‘I Can’t Believe I Didn’t Think of That’
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Perú 21: Barack Obama tendrá un podcast literario
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Mshale: Alerta Meteorológica En Panamá: Tormentas Y Lluvias Impactan El País Barack Obama (TczjRddY6K)
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mshale.com: Alerta Meteorológica En Panamá: Tormentas Y Lluvias Impactan El País Barack Obama (TczjRddY6K)
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washingtonexaminer.com: Trump vs. Obama endorsements: How party leaders pick their candidates
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Washington Examiner: Trump vs. Obama endorsements: How party leaders pick their candidates
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Agencia NOVA: VIDEO | Héctor "El Father", Brytiago, Casper Mágico y Vale Pintos lanzaron "La Father Remix", elegido por Barack Obama
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Time Out Worldwide: Former President and avid reader Barack Obama is launching a new literary podcast
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Radio Pauta 100.5: Barack Obama llevará su pasión por los libros a un nuevo podcast: estas son las seis obras que marcaron su vida
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es.themirror.com: Barack Obama se burla de la remodelación que hizo Donald Trump del Despacho Oval
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The Mirror US en Español: Barack Obama se burla de la remodelación que hizo Donald Trump del Despacho Oval
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La Tercera: “Es importante recordar la alegría que surge de la literatura”: Barack Obama será podcaster literario
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The Guardian: Barack Obama launches podcast about books that ‘shaped his worldview’
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Published video “The Obama Tan Suit | Season Finale of Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness”.
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“Still basking in the glow of Chicago’s historic @wnba.com All-Star Game. Check out the moment when President @barackobama.bsky.social surprised a group of young girls participating in the WNBA’s Changemaker Day.”
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“Here are some of the songs I've been listening to this summer. It starts with a song Michelle and I love by Glen Hansard, a great musician who passed tragically this week. Our hearts go out to his family.”
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“President @barackobama.bsky.social’s summer reading list is here 📚 This year, President Obama is inviting all of you to come read these picks at the Obama Presidential Center, and we invited a few book lovers to share their first reactions. What are you reading first?”
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“It’s that time of year again: here are some of the books I’ve enjoyed this summer. If you’ve read any good ones, let me know!”
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Donald Trump posted a meme of Barack Obama and Melania Trump in the O.J. Simpson Bronco.” No Such Post.
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“Josh Turek has plans to make life better for every Iowan. Now, Iowa, the ball is in your court. Let’s work to get @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social to the U.S. Senate. Turek4Iowa.com”
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“In June, when we debuted the first official portrait of President and Mrs. Obama at the Obama Presidential Center Museum, the world went wild for the story of how Michelle Obama had long hoped to collaborate with renowned artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby, and how deeply the experience moved Crosby.”
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“You never know who you’re going to see at the Obama Presidential Center.”
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“Got the chance to see these talented players in action today! It was great having the @wnba.com at Home Court at the Obama Presidential Center for All-Star Weekend. 🏀”
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Published video “WNBA All-Star Weekend”.
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“There’s nothing like a choir to get you fired up! Michelle and I enjoyed this beautiful performance from the Uniting Voices Chicago during the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center.”
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Published video “There’s nothing like a choir to get you fired up!”.
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“A month ago, we opened the Obama Presidential Center and it’s been great seeing folks from all over Chicago and the world make this campus their own.”
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Epstein files email with joke about Mitt Romney's wife and Barack Obama is real.” Joke To Jeff.
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Published video “My sister Maya and I were profoundly shaped by the influence of our mom, Ann Dunham.”.
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Published video “All the Smoke with Matt and Stephen at the Obama Presidential Center”.
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Published video “Home Court at the Obama Presidential Center #barackobama #basketball”.
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Published video “Michelle and I loved reading to this bright group of kids today!”.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Real photo shows Michelle Obama standing taller than Barack Obama, Bidens, Clintons, Bushes” Not A Giant.
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The Guardian: Barack Obama says US is ‘worse off’ than before war with Iran
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Public attention spiked: 63,132 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.5× the usual 13,904, with 2 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 63,132 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.6× the usual 13,857, with 2 article edits. Coverage that week: “Barack Obama says US is ‘worse off’ than before war with Iran” (The Guardian).
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Published video “Grand Opening Ceremony at the Obama Presidential Center”.
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Published video “To everyone who helped bring the Obama Presidential Center to life, thank you. #barackobama #obama”.
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The Guardian: ‘This will be timeless’: what art can we expect from Chicago’s $850m Obama Presidential Center?
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Lead Stories rated the claim “A real video shows Obama banned Trump from Presidential Center after Somali referee was denied entry to U.S..” Labeled AI.
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Published video “It was great meeting with the talented folks who’ll be working at the Obama Presidential Center.”.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Real Obama selfie shows him with Biden, Clinton, Bush and Carter” It's A Shamfie.
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The Guardian: ‘Like a Klingon prison’: inside Barack Obama’s audacious, near-windowless, $850m presidential library
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Meme accurately presents "epic moment" interaction between Trump and Obama about Iran nuclear deal” Never Happened.
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Snopes rated the claim “Sasha Obama said her father, former U.S. President Barack Obama, is gay and her mother, Michelle Obama, is a trans woman.” Originated as Satire.
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Snopes rated the claim “A May 2026 image authentically showed Sasha Obama, daughter of former U.S. President Barack Obama, wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat.” Fake.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A May 2026 image authentically showed Sasha Obama, daughter of former U.S. President Barack Obama, wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat.” Fake.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Photo of Robert De Niro shows his middle finger in front of Trump Tower in a t-shirt that says "Obama are you coming home soon? The babysitter is weird."” Rep Says Fake.
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Snopes rated the claim “A screenshot circulating online in May 2026 shows an authentic Truth Social post by President Donald Trump accusing former President Joe Biden of being a Russian agent and fellow former President Barack Obama of sometimes appearing as Biden in a “very well made Hollywood mask.”” Fake.
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Snopes rated the claim “Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr said he regretted not prosecuting former U.S. President Barack Obama.” Originated as Satire.
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Snopes rated the claim “A screenshot authentically shows an X post by U.S. President Donald Trump on April 15, 2026, in which he says, "It is no coincidence that this Pope is from the same city as that liberal dog Obama," and calls for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche "to investigate the Catholic Church immediately."” Fake.
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2024· 1 entry
“Part of what happened is that whole ecosystem moved onto social media. And once it's on social media and it's on an algorithm, and everybody's just getting their news selected, essentially to suit their biases. Penetrating that is real tough. It is very hard.”
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2022· 2 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator for Our Great National Parks (2022).
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Awarded Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors (2022).
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2021· 3 entries
Published “Gut bacteria identified in colorectal cancer patients promote tumourigenesis via butyrate secretion” in Nature Communications — cited 234 times.
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Published “Inflammation-Related Biomarkers for the Prediction of Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer Patients” in International Journal of Molecular Sciences — cited 425 times.
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Published “Inflammation-Related Biomarkers for the Prediction of Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer Patients” in International Journal of Molecular Sciences — cited 426 times.
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2018· 1 entry
“, by Narjas Zatat, The Independent, (7 July 2018). When words stop meaning anything, when truth doesn’t matter, when people can just lie with abandon, democracy can’t work. Speech at political rally on November 2, 2018. Source: Obama rips hecklers: Why are the people who won the last election ‘so mad all the time?”
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2017· 2 entries
Awarded Profile in Courage Award (2017).
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Published “The irreversible momentum of clean energy” in Science — cited 1,088 times.
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2016· 4 entries
Awarded German Media Award (2016).
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Published “United States Health Care Reform” in JAMA — cited 541 times.
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“of all the different people I”
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Obama said that he gets inspiration from a few items that remind him "of all the different people I've met along the way", adding: "I carry these around all the time
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2014· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Sikatuna (2014).
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With a broad mandate to advise him on issues relating to sexual assault on college and university campuses throughout the United States
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2013· 3 entries
Won Presidential Medal of Distinction presented by President of Israel (2013).
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One month after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Obama signed 23 executive orders and outlined a series of sweeping proposals regarding gun control
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“would reject the Keystone XL pipeline if it increased carbon pollution [or] greenhouse emissions.”
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2012· 6 entries
Obama won 332 electoral votes, exceeding the 270 required for him to be reelected as president
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Awarded Time Person of the Year (2012).
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Obama secured the 2778 convention delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination
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“Like many people, I'm sure Obama is an atheist”
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Per his 2012 financial disclosure, Obama may be worth as much as $10 million.
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Campaign: 2012 presidential candidacy.
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2011· 6 entries
Obama filed election papers with the Federal Election Commission and then announced his reelection campaign for 2012 in a video titled "It Begins with Us" that he posted on his website
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Obama also has roots in Ireland; he met with his Irish cousins in Moneygall in May 2011.
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“As we grow our economies, we’ll also remember the link between growth and good governance -- the rule of law, transparent institutions, the equal administration of justice. Because history shows that, over the long run, democracy and economic growth go hand in hand. And prosperity without freedom is just another form of poverty.”
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“(19 June 2015), by M. Oren, Foreign Policy. Now we are doing imperialism with a black face. Chioma Oruh, interview (12 December 2009), as quoted in The Partisan Dynamics of Contention: Demobilization of the Anti-War Movement in the United States: 2007-2009”
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Obama invited the 1985 Chicago Bears to the White House; the team had not visited the White House after their Super Bowl win in 1986 due to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
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In 2011, Obama invited the 1985 Chicago Bears to the White House; the team had not visited the White House after their Super Bowl win in 1986 due to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
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2010· 5 entries
Obama released a statement commenting on his religious views, saying:
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Bringing the number of women sitting simultaneously on the Court to three for the first time in American history
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To replace retiring Associate Justice John Paul Stevens
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“The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama”
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“defining challenge of our time”
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2009· 13 entries
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Peace — for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.
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Becoming the first Supreme Court Justice of Hispanic descent
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Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (2009).
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Won King Abdulaziz Medal (2009).
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To replace retiring associate justice David Souter
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Obama created the White House Council on Women and Girls, which formed part of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, having been established by Executive Order 13506 with a broad mandate to advise him on issues relati
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Their 2009 tax return showed a household income of $5.5 million—up from about $4.2 million in 2007 and $1.6 million in 2005—mostly from sales of his books.
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Threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the All-Star Game while wearing a White Sox jacket
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Career landmark: President of the United States (2009–2017).
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Career landmark: Participated in commencement at the University of Notre Dame (tournament / event).
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The Obama family has attended several Protestant churches, including Shiloh Baptist Church and St
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“Opis: wypowiedziane w listopadzie 2009 podczas wizyty w Pekinie.”
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“Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika 2009-2017”
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2008· 18 entries
To focus on his transition period for the presidency
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Two days before his election to the presidency
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Campaign ended: 2008 presidential candidacy; endorsed Obama.
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Obama announced his selection of Delaware senator Joe Biden as his vice presidential running mate
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Obama became the first major-party presidential candidate to turn down public financing in the general election since the system was created in 1976
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Awarded Financial Times Person of the Year (2008).
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Awarded Time Person of the Year (2008).
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Awarded Phoenix Award (2008).
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Senator Obama—along with Senators Tom Carper, Tom Coburn, and John McCain—introduced follow-up legislation: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008
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Obama had received enough votes to clinch his nomination
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Campaign: 2008 presidential candidacy.
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Career landmark: President-elect of the United States (2008–2009).
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“Es gibt zur Partnerschaft und Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Nationen keine Alternative." – Rede an der Berliner Siegessäule am 24. Juli 2008, sueddeutsche.de”
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“I am a Christian, and I am a devout Christian. I believe in the redemptive death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I believe that faith gives me a path to be cleansed of sin and have eternal life.”
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“("Partnership and cooperation among nations is not a choice; it is the one way, the only way, to protect our common security and advance our common humanity." - http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/24/obama.words/)”
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“Yes, we can!" - In den deutschsprachigen Medien so gut wie immer nur im Original zitierter Wahlslogan 2008”
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Obama's mother was survived by her Kansas-born mother, Madelyn Dunham, until her death on November 2, 2008, two days before his election to the presidency.
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“Wir sind eine Nation, wir sind ein Volk, und unsere Zeit für Veränderungen ist gekommen." - In der Siegesrede der Vorwahlen von Iowa, am 3. Januar 2008, BarackObama.com”
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2007· 9 entries
Awarded NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction for The Audacity of Hope (2007).
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Obama announced his candidacy for President of the United States in front of the Old State Capitol building in Springfield, Illinois
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Obama sponsored an amendment to the Defense Authorization Act to add safeguards for personality-disorder military discharges
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“L'idea che non parlare a un paese sia una punizione – ovvero l'idea che ha guidato la sua amministrazione [di George W. Bush] è ridicola. (durante la campagna elettorale per le presidenziali nel 2007)”
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In December 2007, Money Magazine estimated Obama's net worth at $1.3 million (equivalent to $2 million in 2025).
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Career landmark: United States senator (2007–2008).
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“Das Geniale unserer Staatsgründer liegt darin, dass sie ein Regierungssystem entworfen haben, das verändert werden kann." - in der Rede zur Ankündigung, US-Präsident werden zu wollen, am 10. Februar 2007, BarackObama.com”
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It was discovered her great-great-grandfather Falmouth Kearney emigrated from the village of Moneygall, Ireland to the U
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“Die meisten von euch wissen, dass ich von Beginn an gegen diesen Krieg war. Ich dachte, dass er ein tragischer Fehler war." - über den Irakkrieg in der Ankündigung, US-Präsident werden zu wollen, am 10. Februar 2007, BarackObama.com”
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2006· 2 entries
Awarded Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording for The Audacity of Hope (2006).
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In a 2006 interview, Obama highlighted the diversity of his extended family: "It's like a little mini-United Nations," he said. "I've got relatives who look like Bernie Mac, and I've got relatives who look like Margaret Thatcher." Obama has a half-sister with whom he was raised (Maya Soetoro-Ng) and seven other half-siblings from his Kenyan father's family.
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2005· 8 entries
Awarded Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording for Dreams from My Father (2005).
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Awarded NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award (2005).
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Becoming the only Senate member of the Congressional Black Caucus
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Obama is a supporter of the Chicago White Sox, and he threw out the first pitch at the 2005 ALCS when he was still a senator.
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In 2005, the Obama family applied the proceeds of a book deal and moved from a Hyde Park, Chicago condominium to a $1.6 million house (equivalent to $2.6 million in 2025) in neighboring Kenwood, Chicago.
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The Obama family applied the proceeds of a book deal and moved from a Hyde Park, Chicago condominium to a $1
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Career landmark: Participated in commencement at the Knox College (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: United States senator (2005–2007).
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2004· 2 entries
Campaign: 2004 U.S. Senate election in Illinois.
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“Es gibt Leute, die unsere Spaltung vorbereiten, die Meinungsmacher und Werbegurus die eine Politik des "erlaubt ist, was gefällt" vertreten. Diesen sage ich nun heute Abend, es gibt nicht ein liberales Amerika und ein konservatives Amerika, sondern die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika." - als Hauptredner auf der Democratic National Convention in Boston am 27. Juli 2004, Washington Post”
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2002· 1 entry
The day President Bush and Congress agreed on the joint resolution authorizing the Iraq War, Obama addressed the first high-profile Chicago anti-Iraq War rally, and spoke out against the war
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2001· 19 entries
“Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative enforcement.”
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“Opis: o prezydencie RP Lechu Kaczyńskim, po tragedii w Smoleńsku.”
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“Opis: o swojej administracji w żartobliwym tonie.”
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“Opis: z przemówienia wygłoszonego na wieczorze żałobnym w Tucson o jednej z ofiar strzelaniny – dziewięcioletniej dziewczynce.”
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“Opis: do dziennikarzy, gdy jako pierwszy prezydent USA odwiedził więzienie.”
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“Opis: do Mariana Turskiego, byłego więźnia Auschwitz, przewodniczącego Stowarzyszenia ŻIH, gdy usłyszał, że Turski brał udział w prowadzonym przez Martina Luthera Kinga, legendarnym marszu przeciw segregacji rasowej do Montgomery w Alabamie.”
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“Dziś, bardziej niż kiedykolwiek, nauka wydaje się kluczem do przetrwania. Zarówno dla naszej planety jak i nas samych jako narodu, oraz naszego dobrobytu i bezpieczeństwa. Nadszedł czas, byśmy znowu naukę zaczęli traktować jako jedną z najważniejszych dziedzin życia.”
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“You got these $10,000-a-plate dinners and Golden Circles Clubs. I think when the average voter looks at that, they rightly feel they're locked out of the process. They can't attend a $10,000 breakfast and they know that those who can are going to get the kind of access they can't imagine.”
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“Opis: W rozmowie z CNN były amerykański prezydent mówił o demokracji w Stanach Zjednoczonych i za granicą..”
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“Już nie jestem takim młodym muzułmańskim socjalistą jak kiedyś.”
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“Opis: o śmierci Osamy bin Ladena.”
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“Opis: do prezydenta Francji, Nicolasa Sarkozy’ego, który nazwał premiera Izraela Binjamina Netanjahu kłamcą.”
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“Opis: o Sarze Palin podczas wiecu wyborczego.”
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“Opis: podczas wizyty w Polsce.”
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“Opis: fragment wystąpienia na sesji Zgromadzenia Ogólnego ONZ w Nowym Jorku.”
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“Myślę, że wyrażają frustrację, którą czują wszyscy Amerykanie. Mamy dziś największy kryzys od 80 lat i jego konsekwencje odczuwają wszyscy. Kryzys jest wynikiem nieodpowiedzialnych działań pewnych ludzi. Dziś wszyscy oglądamy tych samych ludzi, którzy próbują przywrócić stare reguły gry. To może frustrować.”
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“Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military.”
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“Nie daliśmy ludziom w mniejszych ośrodkach poczucia, że walczymy dla nich. Z mediów dowiedzieli się więcej o kontrowersjach wokół toalet dla transseksualistów niż o płacy minimalnej czy regulacji wynagrodzeń za nadgodziny. Prezydent-elekt ma teraz narzędzia, aby cofnąć wiele z naszych zmian.”
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As co-chairman of the bipartisan Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, Obama supported Republican governor George Ryan's payday loan regulations and predatory mortgage lending regulations aimed at averting home forecl
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2000· 2 entries
Obama ran for Illinois's 1st congressional district, but came in second to the incumbent Representative, Bobby Rush
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Lost a Democratic primary race for Illinois's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives to four-term incumbent Bobby Rush by a margin of two to one
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1998· 2 entries
Followed by a second daughter, Natasha ("Sasha"), in 2001
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Defeating Republican Yesse Yehudah in the general election, and was re-elected again in 2002
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1997· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the State Senate of Illinois (1997–2004).
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1996· 2 entries
Succeeding Democratic state senator Alice Palmer from Illinois's 13th District, which, at that time, spanned Chicago South Side neighborhoods from Hyde Park–Kenwood south to South Shore and west to Chicago Lawn
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Obama was elected to represent the 13th district in the Illinois Senate
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1995· 1 entry
“The opportunity that Hawaii offered — to experience a variety of cultures in a climate of mutual respect — became an integral part of my world view, and a basis for the values that I hold most dear.”
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1991· 4 entries
Studied at Harvard Law School, Juris Doctor (1988–1991).
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Studied at Harvard University, Juris Doctor (1988–1991).
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Obama accepted a two-year position as Visiting Law and Government Fellow at the University of Chicago Law School to work on his first book
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They began dating later that summer, became engaged in 1991, and were married on October 3, 1992.
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1990· 1 entry
“on sexism and racism, in Pugh, Allison J. (3 May 1990), "Harvard Student Tackles Racism At Core", Illinois Daily Herald”
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1989· 1 entry
In June 1989, Obama met Michelle Robinson when he was employed at Sidley Austin.
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1988· 1 entry
Obama enrolled at Harvard Law School, where he was the first Black president of the Harvard Law Review
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1985· 1 entry
Had been the first foundation to fund the Developing Communities Project—and of the Joyce Foundation
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1983· 2 entries
And later worked as a community organizer in Chicago
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Studied at Columbia University, Bachelor of Arts (1981–1983).
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1982· 2 entries
When Obama was 21 years old
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“That my father looked nothing like the people around me—that he was black as pitch, my mother white as milk—barely registered in my mind.”
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1981· 2 entries
Transferred to Columbia University in New York City as a junior, where he majored in political science with a specialty in international relations and in English literature and lived off-campus on West 109th Street
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Studied at Occidental College (1979–1981).
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1980· 1 entry
And earning a PhD degree in 1992, before dying in 1995 in Hawaii following unsuccessful treatment for ovarian and uterine cancer
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1979· 2 entries
Obama moved to Los Angeles to attend Occidental College on a full scholarship
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Studied at Punahou School (1971–1979).
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1975· 1 entry
So his mother could begin anthropology field work
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1973· 1 entry
Which contributed to the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi
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1971· 2 entries
Studied at State Elementary School Menteng 01 (1970–1971).
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Obama returned to Honolulu to live with his maternal grandparents, Madelyn and Stanley Dunham
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1967· 1 entry
Studied at Noelani Elementary School (1966–1967).
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1964· 1 entry
Where he married for a third time and worked for the Kenyan government as the senior economic analyst in the Ministry of Finance
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1963· 1 entry
Dunham met Lolo Soetoro at the University of Hawaiʻi; he was an Indonesian East–West Center graduate student in geography
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1961· 5 entries
At Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu, Hawaii
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Born 1961-08-04.
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Six months before Obama was born
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“, nbcnews.com (June 19, 2026) == Quotes about Obama == Alphabetized by author === A === When you think about it as well, even the kind of enthusiasm and joy that we had, that many people in the world had, when Barack Obama became president... I mean, why were we so happy?...At some point, I was one of the happy ones as well: I was in Nigeria with my friends; we stayed up late to watch it. But being objective and stepping back, why are we so happy? We”
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“, Vice (12 May 2017) 1996 Bob Dole seems to me to be a classic example of somebody who had no reason to run. You”
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1960· 1 entry
In a Russian language class at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where his father was a foreign student on a scholarship
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