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Barack Obama talks about the people he wants to help. He mentions creating good‑paying jobs that can support families, protecting teachers with respect and rewards, and fighting violent threats abroad. He also stresses the need for judges to understand families and for the government to handle debt responsibly.

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I will support Iraqis and Syrians fighting to reclaim their communities.

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After 2014, we will support a unified Afghanistan as it takes responsibility for its own future.

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Working full-time should mean enough to support a family.

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If I were German and I had a vote, I might support Angela Merkel.

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The most important thing we can do is to make sure that we are creating jobs in this country. But not just…

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I was reminded that it is my obligation not only as an elected official in a pluralistic society, but also as a…

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What I could not support was a dumb war, a rash war, a war based not on reason but on passion, not…

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My sister is a teacher, so I am a strong support of teachers, but I'm not going to be bound by just…

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I've consistently said, we need to support charter schools. I think it is important to experiment, by looking at how we can…

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To those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your…

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It's up to [Angela Merkel] whether she wants to stand again and then ultimately, it'll be up to the German people to…

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If you look at the current Mosul campaign against ISIL, for example the few thousand troops that we have there to support…

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That support has been so constant and gracious and loving. Michelle and I have never felt as if, at any stage, folks…

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Even as we implement the nuclear deal and welcome our Americans home, we recognize that there remain about differences between the United…

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Mothers are the rocks of our families and a foundation in our communities. In gratitude for their generous love, patient counsel, and…

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Who cares if it's a campaign strategy, and who are other people to say it's ridiculous? I'm not gay, but I strongly…

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More broadly, Prime Minister Lee [Hsien Loong] and I will work to advance the US-Singapore partnership across the board. We're committed to…

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We still have sanctions on Iran for its violations of human rights, for its support of terrorism and for its ballistic missile…

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One of the gratifying things, I think, about the end of my presidency even though admittedly my successor ran against a lot…

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By some estimates, the oil you recently discovered off the shores of Brazil could amount to twice the reserves we have in…

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I support ensuring that committed gay couples have the same rights and responsibilities afforded to any married couple in this country. I…

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Whatever success I have achieved, whatever positions of leadership I have held have depended less on Ivy League degrees or SAT scores…

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Now, today, some children are enrolled in excellent programs. Some children are enrolled in mediocre programs. And some are wasting away their…

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Honestly this is not going to change unless the people who want to prevent these kinds of mass shootings from taking place…

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We stand with Israel as a Jewish democratic state because we know that Israel is born of firmly held values that we,…

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This counter-terrorism campaign will be waged through a steady, relentless effort to take out Isil wherever they exist, using our air power…

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I don't think there's anybody who's run a campaign like [Donald Trump] successfully in modern history, not that I can think of.…

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The bottom line is that it's hard to find a model in which you can practically administer and sustain political support for…

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The Iranian regime supports violent extremists and challenges us across the region. It pursues a nuclear capability that could spark a dangerous…

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It's a campaign strategy. He's all about getting the votes. I support gay marriage too, but Obama only does things to stir…

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When this crisis began, crucial decisions about what would happen to some of the world's biggest companies - companies employing tens of…

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The American people want to make sure that the rules of the game are fair. And what that means is that if…

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Sometimes when these kinds of things happen, it can seem a little bit too much to bear. But what I want the…

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What I said to Donald Trump was that what may work in generating enthusiasm or passion during elections may be different than…

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We will send an additional 475 service members to Iraq. As I have said before, these American forces will not have a…

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We've got to make sure that teachers are respected, that they are rewarded, that young people like yourself who have talent and…

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The Iranian regime supports violent extremists and challenges us across the region. It pursues a nuclear capability that could spark a dangerous…

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I have 90 percent or 95 percent support in the African American community and it's not sort of "Well, he's black, so…

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But the basic principle that we’re going to have to see some of this debt written down, that the government is going…

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I have the authority to address the threat from Isil, but I believe we are strongest as a nation when the president…

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I can say across Europe that many principles that have been taken for granted here around free speech, and around civil liberties and an…

So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when…

I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in…

We had a farewell dinner for some of my senior staff, and generally everybody likes to talk about how cool I was.

It's good to get fresh legs in [the White house]. I think that it refreshes our democracy.

Believe it or not, entertainment is part of our American diplomacy, it is part of what makes us exceptional, part of what makes us…