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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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6 Nov, 2015

Keystone XL pipeline rejected

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President Obama announces that he will not allow TransCanada Corp a cross border permit. This prevents the company from building the pipeline. Although the pipeline would be creating new jobs, others cited environmental damages that could occur during construction and general maintenance. Obama:

America’s now a global leader when it comes to taking serious action to fight climate change. And frankly, approving this project would have undercut that global leadership. And that’s the biggest risk we face — not acting.

Kerry:

The reality is that this decision could not be made solely on the numbers — jobs that would be created, dirty fuel that would be transported here, or carbon pollution that would ultimately be unleashed. The United States cannot ask other nations to make tough choices to address climate change if we are unwilling to make them ourselves.

TransCanada CEO Girling:

Today, misplaced symbolism was chosen over merit and science — rhetoric won out over reason. TransCanada is reviewing the decision and its rationale.

13 Jul, 2015

Grants clemency to drug offenders

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President Obama grants clemency to 46 men and women who have spent years and faced decades in prison for non-violent, drug offenses.

Their punishments didn’t fit the crime, and if they had been sentenced under today’s laws, almost all of them would have served their time. I believe…America is a nation of second chances. And I believe these folks deserve a second chance.

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.