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I opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Act Also Amend Any Ban Constitution Defense Floor Gays Lesbians Marriage Marrying Oppose Opposed Proposal Repeal Senate Should U.s. Constitution Vote Will

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The Bush Administration's failure to be consistently involved in helping Israel achieve peace with the Palestinians has been both wrong for our friendship with Israel, as well as badly damaging to our standing in the Arab world.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Achieve Administration Arab Arab World Badly Been Both Bush Consistently Damaging Failure Friendship Helping Involved Israel Our Palestinians Peace Standing Well World Wrong

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I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If you're sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me - so am I.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Advertising Am Approve Avalanche Become Believe Big Bites Buried Campaigns Distractions Even Gets Hearing Issues Know Me Message Money Seem Serious Sick Silly Small Sound Things Trivial Truth You

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I think one of the great things about the United States has been our ability to maintain a distinction between our military and domestic law enforcement.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Ability About Been Between Distinction Domestic Enforcement Great Great Things Law Law Enforcement Maintain Military Our States Things Think United United States I Think

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Food Stamp recipients didn't cause the financial crisis; recklessness on Wall Street did.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Cause Crisis Did Financial Financial Crisis Food Recipients Stamp Street Wall Wall Street

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It's one of the few regrets of my presidency - that the rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better. There's no doubt a president with the gifts of Lincoln or Roosevelt might have better bridged the divide, and I guarantee I'll keep trying to be better so long as I hold this office.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Better Between Divide Doubt Few Gifts Gotten Guarantee Hold Instead Keep Lincoln Long Might No Doubt Office Parties Presidency President Regrets Roosevelt Suspicion Trying Worse

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Of course, there is no question that Libya - and the world - will be better off with Gaddafi out of power. I, along with many other world leaders, have embraced that goal, and will actively pursue it through non-military means. But broadening our military mission to include regime change would be a mistake.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Actively Along Better Better Off Change Course Embraced Goal Include Leaders Libya Many Means Military Mission Mistake No Question Off Other Our Out Power Pursue Question Regime Through Will World Would

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I think that there's no doubt that as I see friends, families, children of gay couples who are thriving, you know, that has an impact on how I think about these issues.

~Barack Obama

Topics: About Children Couples Doubt Families Friends Gay How Impact Issues Know No Doubt See Think Thriving Who You I Think I See

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I've got a pen and I've got a phone - and I can use that pen to sign executive orders and take executive actions and administrative actions that move the ball forward.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Actions Administrative Ball Executive Forward Got Move Orders Pen Phone Sign Take Use I Can

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Whether our forebears were strangers who crossed the Atlantic or the Pacific or the Rio Grande, we are here only because this country welcomed them in and taught them that to be an American is about something more than what we look like, or what our last names are, or how we worship.

~Barack Obama

Topics: About American Atlantic Because Country Crossed Here How Last Like Look More Names Only Our Pacific Rio Something Strangers Taught Than Them Welcomed Were Whether Who Worship

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: August 4th, 1961

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