Go read a book, she would say. Then come back and tell me something you learned. - Barack Obama
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Go read a book, she would say. Then come back and tell me something you learned.
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Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States of America from 2009 to 2017. Born in Hawaii, the son of a Kenyan father and a mother from Kansas, he won the 2008 presidential election and was re-elected president in November 2012. A member of the U.S. Democratic Party, he was the first African American president. Before becoming president, he represented the 13th district for three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004 and served as United States senator from Illinois between January 4, 2005 and November 16, 2008. While president, he was the recipient of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Barack Hussein Obama II
Also Known As:Barry
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Barack Hussein Obama
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Barack H. Obama
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Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.
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Barack H Obama
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Barak Obama
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Barry Obama
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Barack Obama II
This weekend, as we celebrate , families across America will gather in backyards and front porches, fire up the barbeque, kick back with friends, and spend time with people they care about. That is as it should be. But I also hope that as you do so, you’ll take some time to reflect on what Memorial Day is all about; on why we set this day aside as a time of national remembrance.
The terms of peace may be negotiated by political leaders, but the fate of peace is up to each of us.
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