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Barack Obama talks about honoring the heroes who gave their lives, and about how simple science experiments eventually became solar panels that power homes. He also mentions that kids are scoring record‑high math and reading scores, and that the government should work well and keep debt low.

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There was a time when if you had a financial crisis in Southeast Asia somewhere, it had no impact on our markets.…

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“Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.”b”

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Maybe at the same time as I'm more confident today, I'm also more humble.

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Of all the rocks upon which we build our lives, we are reminded today that family is the most important.

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The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether government works.

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We have known for decades that our survival depends on finding new sources of energy. Yet we import more oil today than…

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Today we continue a never ending journey to bridge the meaning of those words with the realities of our time.

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Our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes and I see many of them in the audience here today.

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Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture, and murder people for exercising the most…

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The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. America has a…

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It's not enough to train today's workforce. We also have to prepare tomorrow's workforce by guaranteeing every child access to a world-class…

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America's promises do not come with a price tag. We meet our commitments. We bear our burdens. That's one of the reasons…

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Today, the world lost a creative icon. Michelle and I join millions of fans from around the world in mourning the sudden…

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I stand here today as hopeful as ever that the United States of America will endure, that it will prevail, that the…

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I do think that all politicians today have to be more attentive to people wanting to be heard, wanting to have more…

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We have to make sure America writes the rules of the global economy, and we should do it today while our economy…

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One thing I think we have to do is to make sure that the undocumented workers who are living in America today,…

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My top priority in any trade negotiation is expanding opportunity for hardworking Americans. It's no secret that past trade deals haven't always…

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But the question is, do we care enough? Do we care enough to keep standing up for the country that we know…

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The United States was founded on the idea that all people are endowed with inalienable rights, and that principle has allowed us…

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You know, sometimes I'll go to an 8th-grade graduation and there's all that pomp and circumstance and gowns and flowers. And I…

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Ultimately, only diplomacy can bring about a durable solution to the challenge posed by Iran's nuclear program. As President and Commander in…

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But today, just a few years into the twenty-first century, we already find ourselves in a different and precarious position. As revolutions…

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Because of the Civil Rights movement, new doors of opportunity and education swung open for everybody ... Not just for blacks and…

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For decades, we've been told that it doesn't make economic sense to switch to renewable energy. Today, that's no longer true.

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The countries who out-educate us today will out-compete us tomorrow.

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Today, I can report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of the…

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Today I am pledging to cut the deficit we inherited in half by the end of my first term in office.

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I wouldn't be the man I am today without the woman who agreed to marry me 20 years ago

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Today’s decision was a victory for people all across this country whose lives will be more secure.

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We the people declare today that the most evident of truth that all of us are created equal ... that our individual…

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The thing about hip-hop today is it's smart, it's insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short…

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Our hearts are broken today for the parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers of these children and the families of the adults…

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The violence engulfing the region today has made too many Israelis ready to abandon the hard work of peace. But let’s be…

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We believed we could prepare our kids for a more competitive world. And today, our younger students have earned the highest math…

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We know that the nation that goes all-in on innovation today will own the global economy tomorrow. This is an edge America…

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Today, more than ever before, science holds the key to our survival as a planet and our security and prosperity as a…

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Today, women make up about half our workforce. But they still make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. That is…

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It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today…

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The amount of information, the amount of incoming that any administration has to deal with today and respond to much more rapidly…

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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…