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As I said last week in the wake of the grand jury decision, I think Ferguson laid bare a problem that is not unique to St. Louis or that area, and is not unique to our time, and that is a simmering distrust that exists between too many police departments and too many communities of color.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Area Bare Between Color Communities Decision Departments Distrust Exists Grand Jury Laid Last Louis Many Our Our Time Police Problem Said St. Louis Think Time Too Unique Wake Week I Think

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Let's be honest - tracking down, rounding up, and deporting millions of people isn't realistic. Anyone who suggests otherwise isn't being straight with you. It's also not who we are as Americans.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Also American Anyone Being Down Honest Millions Millions Of People Otherwise People Realistic Straight Tracking Up Who You

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When states like Alabama and Arizona passed some of the harshest immigration laws in history, my Attorney General took them on in court and we won.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Alabama Arizona Attorney Attorney General Court General History Immigration Laws Like Passed Some States Them Took Won

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If people continue to feel like Democrats are looking after poor folks and Republicans are looking after rich folks and nobody is looking after me, then we don't get a lot of stuff done. And the trend lines evidence the fact that folks have gotten squeezed. And obviously, 2007, 2008 really ripped open for people how vulnerable they were.

~Barack Obama

Topics: After Continue Democrats Done Evidence Fact Feel Folks Get Gotten How Like Lines Looking Lot Me Nobody Obviously Open People Poor Really Republicans Rich Ripped Squeezed Stuff Then Trend Vulnerable Were

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First, how do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy? Second, how do we make technology work for us, and not against us - especially when it comes to solving urgent challenges like climate change? Third, how do we keep America safe and lead the world without becoming its policeman?

~Barack Obama

Topics: Against America Becoming Challenges Change Climate Climate Change Economy Everyone Fair First Give How Keep Lead Like Make New Opportunity Policeman Safe Second Security Shot Solving Technology Third Urgent Us Without Work World

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Immigrants aren't the reason wages haven't gone up enough; those decisions are made in the boardrooms that too often put quarterly earnings over long-term returns.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Decisions Earnings Enough Gone Immigrants Long-Term Made Often Over Put Reason Returns Those Too Up Wages

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Surveys show our standing around the world is higher than when I was elected to this office, and when it comes to every important international issue, people of the world do not look to Beijing or Moscow to lead - they call us.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Around Beijing Call Elected Every Higher Important International Issue Lead Look Moscow Office Our People Show Standing Surveys Than Us World

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As we speak, Iran has rolled back its nuclear program, shipped out its uranium stockpile, and the world has avoided another war.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Another Avoided Back Iran Nuclear Out Program Shipped Speak Uranium War World

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: August 4th, 1961

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