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We welcome the scrutiny of the world - because what you see in America is a country that has steadily worked to address our problems and make our union more perfect.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Address America Because Country Make More Our Perfect Problems Scrutiny See Steadily Union Welcome Worked World You

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Are we a nation that educates the world's best and brightest in our universities, only to send them home to create businesses in countries that compete against us? Or are we a nation that encourages them to stay and create jobs, businesses, and industries right here in America?

~Barack Obama

Topics: Against America Best Brightest Businesses Compete Countries Create Educates Encourages Here Home Industries Jobs Nation Only Our Right Send Stay Them Universities Us World

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I think there are a whole host of things that are civil rights, and then there are other things - such as traditional marriage - that, I think, express a community's concern and regard for a particular institution.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Civil Civil Rights Community Concern Express Host Institution Marriage Other Particular Regard Rights Then Things Think Traditional Traditional Marriage Whole I Think

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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.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Defeated Enemies Found Must Pursued Real World

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Community colleges play an important role in helping people transition between careers by providing the retooling they need to take on a new career.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Between Career Careers Colleges Community Helping Helping People Important Important Role Need New People Play Providing Role Take Transition

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We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK. That's not leadership. That's not going to happen.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Countries Degrees Drive Eat Expect Going Happen Homes Just Keep Leadership Much Ok Other Other Countries Our Say Then Times Want

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I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Actions Around Best Country Equality Intentions Itself Keep Know Liberty Lived Made Mistakes Our Our People People Promise Share Struggled Times Up World

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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.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Al Am Bush Europe Even George George Bush Important President Still Think Though Threat Understand I Think I Am Qaeda

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One of the great strengths of the United States is... we have a very large Christian population - we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Bound Christian Christian Nation Citizens Consider Great Ideals Jewish Large Muslim Nation Ourselves Population Set States Strengths United United States Values Very Who

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What I worry about would be that you essentially have two chambers, the House and the Senate, but you have simply, majoritarian, absolute power on either side. And that's just not what the founders intended.

~Barack Obama

Topics: About Absolute Absolute Power Chambers Either Essentially Founders House Intended Just Power Senate Side Simply Two Worry Would You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: August 4th, 1961

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