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Barack Obama was elected as the 44th President of the United States in 2008, and the first African-American President. He won re-election in 2012. He is married to Michelle Obama, a former lawyer, and has two daughters, Sasha and Malia.

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Jun 2015

Reacts to ‘Obamacare’ decision

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Pres. Obama reacts to the Supreme Court decision on Affordable Care Act subsidies:

After multiple challenges to this law before the Supreme Court, the Affordable Care Act is here to stay.

He adds that, had the decision gone otherwise:

America would have gone backwards. That’s not what we do.