Barack_Obama_2017_11_06.rdfnl

# Barack Hussein Obama II -LRB- US : bə-RAHK hoo-SAYN oh-BAH-mə ; born August 4 , 1961 -RRB- is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	from 2009 to 2017 .

# He is the first African American to have served as president .

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	S:PURPOSE	to have served as president .

# He previously served in the U.S. Senate representing Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and in the Illinois State Senate from 1997 to 2004 .

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	S:UNKNOWN	in the U.S. Senate .

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	S:TEMPORAL	from 1997 to 2004 .
	S:UNKNOWN	in the Illinois State Senate .
	S:TEMPORAL	from 2005 to 2008 .

# Obama was born in Honolulu , Hawaii , two years after the territory was admitted to the Union as the 50th state .

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# Raised largely in Hawaii , Obama also spent one year of his childhood in Washington State and four years in Indonesia .

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	S:SPATIAL	in Hawaii .

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	S:SPATIAL	in Indonesia .
	S:SPATIAL	in Washington State .
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# After graduating from Columbia University in 1983 , he worked as a community organizer in Chicago .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 1983 .

# In 1988 Obama enrolled in Harvard Law School , where he was the first black president of the Harvard Law Review .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 1988 .
	S:UNKNOWN	in Harvard Law School .
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# After graduation , he became a civil rights attorney and professor , teaching constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004 .

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	S:TEMPORAL_BEFORE	after graduation .
	S:TEMPORAL	from 1992 to 2004 .

# Obama represented the 13th District for three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004 , when he ran for the U.S. Senate .

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# Obama received national attention in 2004 , with his unexpected March primary win , his well-received July Democratic National Convention keynote address , and his landslide November election to the Senate .

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# In 2008 , Obama was nominated for president , a year after his campaign began , and after a close primary campaign against Hillary Clinton .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 2008 .
	S:UNKNOWN	against Hillary Clinton .

# He was elected over Republican John McCain , and was inaugurated on January 20 , 2009 .

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	S:UNKNOWN	over John McCain .
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# Nine months later , Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate .

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	S:UNKNOWN	nine months later .

# During his first two years in office , Obama signed many landmark bills .

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	S:UNKNOWN	during his first two years in office .

# Main reforms were the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -LRB- often referred to as `` Obamacare '' -RRB- , the Dodd -- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act , and the Do n't Ask , Do n't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 .

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# The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and Tax Relief , Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization , and Job Creation Act of 2010 served as economic stimulus amidst the Great Recession , but the GOP regained control of the House of Representatives in 2011 .

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# After a lengthy debate over the national debt limit , Obama signed the Budget Control and the American Taxpayer Relief Acts .

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	S:TEMPORAL_BEFORE	after a lengthy debate over the national debt limit .
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# In foreign policy , Obama increased U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan , reduced nuclear weapons with the U.S.-Russian New START treaty , and ended military involvement in the Iraq War .

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	S:UNKNOWN	in foreign policy .
	S:SPATIAL	in Afghanistan .

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	S:UNKNOWN	in foreign policy .

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	S:UNKNOWN	in foreign policy .
	S:SPATIAL	in the Iraq War .

# He ordered military involvement in Libya in opposition to Muammar Gaddafi , and the military operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden .

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# After winning re-election by defeating Republican nominee Mitt Romney , Obama was sworn in for a second term in 2013 .

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# During his second term , Obama promoted greater inclusiveness for LGBT Americans , with his administration filing briefs that urged the Supreme Court to strike down same-sex marriage bans as unconstitutional -LRB- United States v. Windsor and Obergefell v. Hodges -RRB- .

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	S:UNKNOWN	during his second term .
	S:BACKGROUND	with his administration filing briefs that urged the Supreme Court to strike down same-sex marriage bans as unconstitutional .
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	S:BACKGROUND	with his administration filing briefs that urged the Supreme Court to strike down same-sex marriage bans as unconstitutional .
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# Obama also advocated gun control in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting , and issued wide-ranging executive actions concerning climate change and immigration .

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	S:UNKNOWN	to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting .
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# In foreign policy , Obama ordered military intervention in Iraq in response to gains made by ISIL after the 2011 withdrawal from Iraq , continued the process of ending U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan , promoted discussions that led to the 2015 Paris Agreement on global climate change , initiated the sanctions against Russia following the invasion in Ukraine , brokered a nuclear deal with Iran , and normalized U.S. relations with Cuba .

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	S:UNKNOWN	in foreign policy .
	S:TEMPORAL	to gains made by ISIL after the 2011 withdrawal from Iraq .

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	S:UNKNOWN	in foreign policy .

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	S:UNKNOWN	in foreign policy .

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	S:UNKNOWN	in foreign policy .
	S:SPATIAL	in Ukraine .

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	S:UNKNOWN	in foreign policy .
	S:BACKGROUND	with Iran .

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	S:UNKNOWN	in foreign policy .
	S:BACKGROUND	with Cuba .

# Obama left office in January 2017 with a 60 % approval rating .

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# He currently resides in Washington , D.C. His presidential library will be built in Chicago .

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	S:SPATIAL	in Washington , D.C. His presidential library will be built in Chicago .

# Obama was born on August 4 , 1961 , at Kapiʻolani Maternity & Gynecological Hospital in Honolulu , Hawaii .

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	S:SPATIAL	in Honolulu , Hawaii .
	S:UNKNOWN	at Kapiʻolani Maternity & Gynecological Hospital .

# He is the first President to have been born in Hawaii , making him the first President born outside of the contiguous `` lower 48 '' states .

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	S:SPATIAL	in Hawaii .

# He was born to a white mother and a black father .

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# His mother , Ann Dunham -LRB- 1942 -- 1995 -RRB- , was born in Wichita , Kansas , of mostly English descent , with some German , Irish , Scottish , Swiss , and Welsh ancestry .

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# His father , Barack Obama Sr. -LRB- 1936 -- 1982 -RRB- , was a married Luo Kenyan man from Nyang ` oma Kogelo .

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	S:UNKNOWN	from Nyang ` oma Kogelo .
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# Obama 's parents met in 1960 in a Russian language class at the University of Hawaii at Manoa , where his father was a foreign student on scholarship .

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# The couple married in Wailuku , Hawaii on February 2 , 1961 , six months before Obama was born .

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# In late August 1961 , Obama 's mother moved with him to the University of Washington in Seattle for a year .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in late August 1961 .
	S:SPATIAL	in Seattle for a year .

# During that time , Obama Sr. completed his undergraduate degree in economics in Hawaii in June 1962 , then left to attend graduate school on a scholarship at Harvard University , where he earned an M.A. in economics .

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	S:UNKNOWN	during that time .
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	S:TEMPORAL	in June 1962 .
	S:SPATIAL	in Hawaii .
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# Obama 's parents divorced in March 1964 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in March 1964 .

# Obama Sr. returned to Kenya in 1964 , where he married for a third time .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 1964 .
	S:SPATIAL	to Kenya .
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# He visited his son in Hawaii only once , in 1971 , before he was killed in an automobile accident in 1982 , when Obama was 21 years old .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 1971 .
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	S:TEMPORAL	in 1982 .

# Of his early childhood , Obama recalled , `` That my father looked nothing like the people around me -- that he was black as pitch , my mother white as milk -- barely registered in my mind . ''

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# He described his struggles as a young adult to reconcile social perceptions of his multiracial heritage .

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	S:PURPOSE	to reconcile social perceptions of his multiracial heritage .

# In 1963 , Dunham met Lolo Soetoro , an Indonesian East -- West Center graduate student in geography at the University of Hawaii , and the couple were married on Molokai on March 15 , 1965 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 1963 .
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	S:NOUN_BASED	an Indonesian East was West Center graduate student in geography .
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	S:TEMPORAL	on March 15 , 1965 .
	S:SPATIAL	on Molokai .
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# After two one-year extensions of his J-1 visa , Lolo returned to Indonesia in 1966 , followed sixteen months later by his wife and stepson in 1967 , with the family initially living in a Menteng Dalam neighborhood in the Tebet subdistrict of south Jakarta , then from 1970 in a wealthier neighborhood in the Menteng subdistrict of central Jakarta .

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	S:UNKNOWN	followed sixteen months later by his wife and stepson in 1967 .
	S:BACKGROUND	with the family initially living in a Menteng Dalam neighborhood in the Tebet subdistrict of south Jakarta .
	S:TEMPORAL_AFTER	then from 1970 in a wealthier neighborhood in the Menteng subdistrict of central Jakarta .
	S:TEMPORAL	in 1966 .
	S:SPATIAL	to Indonesia .

# From ages six to ten , Obama attended local Indonesian-language schools : Santo Fransiskus Asisi -LRB- St. Francis of Assisi -RRB- Catholic School for two years and Besuki Public School for one and a half years , supplemented by English-language Calvert School homeschooling by his mother .

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# During his time in Indonesia , Obama 's step-father taught him to be resilient and gave him `` a pretty hardheaded assessment of how the world works '' .

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# Obama returned to Honolulu in 1971 to live with his maternal grandparents , Madelyn and Stanley Dunham .

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	S:PURPOSE	to live with his maternal grandparents , Madelyn and Stanley Dunham .
	S:TEMPORAL	in 1971 .
	S:SPATIAL	to Honolulu .

# He attended Punahou School -- a private college preparatory school -- with the aid of a scholarship from fifth grade until his graduation from high school in 1979 .

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	S:UNKNOWN	a private college preparatory school .
	S:TEMPORAL	in 1979 .

# In his youth , Obama went by the nickname `` Barry '' .

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	S:UNKNOWN	in his youth .
	S:UNKNOWN	by the nickname `` Barry '' .

# Obama lived with his mother and sister in Hawaii for three years from 1972 to 1975 while his mother was a graduate student in anthropology at the University of Hawaii .

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	S:TEMPORAL	from 1972 to 1975 .
	L:CONTRAST	f51b2042028e47ae84c190ace7f500e6

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	L:CONTRAST	35d85aced61d4031bee4c6fa41c7aee7

# Obama chose to stay in Hawaii with his grandparents for high school at Punahou when his mother and sister returned to Indonesia in 1975 so his mother could begin anthropology field work .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 1975 .
	S:SPATIAL	to Indonesia .
	S:SPATIAL	at Punahou .

# His mother spent most of the next two decades in Indonesia , divorcing Lolo in 1980 and earning a PhD degree in 1992 , before dying in 1995 in Hawaii following unsuccessful treatment for ovarian cancer and uterine cancer .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 1980 .
	L:LIST	ecaf98a6bc79461081426cc6aa2c8b7c

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	S:TEMPORAL_AFTER	before .
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	L:LIST	cdcfbb2ac3ba4990822af32864d4c53f

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# Reflecting later on his years in Honolulu , Obama wrote : `` The opportunity that Hawaii offered -- to experience a variety of cultures in a climate of mutual respect -- became an integral part of my world view , and a basis for the values that I hold most dear . ''

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	L:LIST	8255241ff4984d60a4c607d281328d51

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	L:LIST	f73909bd93984fe69892ca7e88e70ee0

# Obama has also written and talked about using alcohol , marijuana , and cocaine during his teenage years to `` push questions of who I was out of my mind '' .

1fa2911ed5b84824bf14f2a9f3d84186	0	Obama	has also written and talked	about using alcohol , marijuana , and cocaine during his teenage years to `` push questions of who I was out of my mind ''

# Obama was also a member of the `` choom gang '' , a self-named group of friends that spent time together and occasionally smoked marijuana .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	the `` choom gang '' were a self-named group of friends that spent time together and occasionally smoked marijuana .
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# After graduating from high school in 1979 , Obama moved to Los Angeles to attend Occidental College .

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	S:PURPOSE	to attend Occidental College .
	S:SPATIAL	to Los Angeles .
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	S:TEMPORAL	in 1979 .

# In February 1981 , Obama made his first public speech , calling for Occidental to participate in the disinvestment from South Africa in response to that nation 's policy of apartheid .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in February 1981 .

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	S:PURPOSE	to participate in the disinvestment from South Africa in response to that nation 's policy of apartheid .
	S:TEMPORAL	in February 1981 .

# In mid-1981 , Obama traveled to Indonesia to visit his mother and half-sister Maya , and visited the families of college friends in Pakistan and India for three weeks .

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	S:PURPOSE	to visit his mother and half-sister Maya .
	S:TEMPORAL	in mid-1981 .
	S:SPATIAL	to Indonesia .
	L:LIST	9b4a9a1f5c5e4bb09ec03d3117f679c1

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	S:TEMPORAL	in mid-1981 .
	L:LIST	6066c1d7051c48a9b07e1479279865d0

# Later in 1981 , he transferred as a junior to Columbia University in New York City , where he majored in political science with a specialty in international relations and in English literature and lived off-campus on West 109th Street .

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	S:TEMPORAL	later in 1981 .
	S:SPATIAL	in New York City .
	S:UNKNOWN	to Columbia University .
	L:ELABORATION	9c98cb1fddfb42af816d4c3207f796e8
	L:ELABORATION	7deef5bf406f49f08ec1cd30df1bec29

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	L:LIST	7deef5bf406f49f08ec1cd30df1bec29

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	S:SPATIAL	on West 109th Street .
	L:LIST	9c98cb1fddfb42af816d4c3207f796e8

# He graduated with a BA degree in 1983 and worked for a year at the Business International Corporation , then at the New York Public Interest Research Group .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 1983 .
	L:LIST	141e964449ad43d0812f90464322f875

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	S:TEMPORAL_AFTER	then at the New York Public Interest Research Group .
	S:UNKNOWN	at the Business International Corporation .
	L:LIST	12109c4db5a8477ea292088b5c2d1fb5

# In 1985 , Obama was among the leaders of May Day efforts to bring attention to the New York City Subway system , which was in a bad condition at the time .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	the New York City Subway system was in a bad condition at the time .
	S:TEMPORAL	in 1985 .
	S:SPATIAL	to the New York City Subway system .
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# Obama traveled to several subway stations to get people to sign letters addressed to local officials and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , and was photographed at the City College subway station holding a sign protesting against the system 's condition .

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	S:PURPOSE	to get people to sign letters addressed to local officials and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority .
	L:LIST	81bfd7567f8a42119d0f32d5bc05633b

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	S:UNKNOWN	at the City College subway station holding a sign protesting against the system 's condition .
	L:LIST	57cbc95e1ceb4cc4bd9025e9fd44d9f9

# In a 2006 interview , Obama highlighted the diversity of his extended family : `` It 's like a little mini-United Nations '' , he said .

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# `` I 've got relatives who look like Bernie Mac , and I 've got relatives who look like Margaret Thatcher . ''

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	L:LIST	5587ed838c3d49ffbf807610538ad05d

5587ed838c3d49ffbf807610538ad05d	0	I	've got	relatives who look like Margaret Thatcher . ''
	L:LIST	407d03cb706940ffa963bf99e04fc865

# Obama has a half-sister with whom he was raised -LRB- Maya Soetoro-Ng , the daughter of his mother and her Indonesian second husband -RRB- and seven half-siblings from his Kenyan father 's family -- six of them living .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	seven half-siblings from his Kenyan father 's family are six of them living .
	L:LIST	294acf311e0141bc85636f5b0dd74f62
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	S:NOUN_BASED	seven half-siblings from his Kenyan father 's family are six of them living .
	L:LIST	4eb704296a9d4d479cb3dea2911b3a09
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e9b51984f24f493fa2d22ccfe585e001	0	seven half-siblings from his Kenyan father 's family	are	six of them living

# Obama 's mother was survived by her Kansas-born mother , Madelyn Dunham , until her death on November 2 , 2008 , two days before his election to the Presidency .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	Madelyn Dunham was her Kansas-born mother .
	S:TEMPORAL_AFTER	before his election to the Presidency .
	L:NOUN_BASED	fb35ff2cd51a4c28938791db2bcccc98

fb35ff2cd51a4c28938791db2bcccc98	0	Madelyn Dunham	was	her Kansas-born mother

# Obama also has roots in Ireland ; he met with his Irish cousins in Moneygall in May 2011 .

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	S:SPATIAL	in Ireland .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in May 2011 .
	S:SPATIAL	in Moneygall .

# In Dreams from My Father , Obama ties his mother 's family history to possible Native American ancestors and distant relatives of Jefferson Davis , President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War .

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	S:UNKNOWN	in Dreams from My Father .
	S:UNKNOWN	during the American Civil War .
	L:LIST	ab84e4215fcf42d688611edade8478c1

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	S:UNKNOWN	in Dreams from My Father .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Jefferson Davis is President of the Confederate States of America .
	S:UNKNOWN	during the American Civil War .
	L:LIST	14a426d575a94d9abb035068e810d239
	L:NOUN_BASED	b7eff5dc05a349309c398c230e60fae7

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# Besides his native English , Obama speaks some basic Indonesian , having learned the language during his four childhood years in Jakarta .

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	S:UNKNOWN	besides his native English .

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	S:UNKNOWN	besides his native English .
	S:SPATIAL	in Jakarta .

# He plays basketball , a sport he participated in as a member of his high school 's varsity team ; he is left-handed .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	basketball is a sport he participated in as a member of his high school 's varsity team .
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# Obama is a supporter of the Chicago White Sox , and he threw out the first pitch at the 2005 ALCS when he was still a senator .

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	L:LIST	8ed3ec122b874c6b8fb7a8aa0ca1d946

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	S:TEMPORAL	at the 2005 ALCS .
	L:BACKGROUND	febefdf0c17d48669951896e8443b276
	L:LIST	79925c6b26714ad88a76356c4c0e5578

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# In 2009 , he threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the All-Star Game while wearing a White Sox jacket .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 2009 .
	L:CONTRAST	9ed8d8db2ac041e59c6688b91ab93761

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 2009 .
	L:CONTRAST	531f06b1e753459da8289c87b7e322c9

# He is also primarily a Chicago Bears football fan in the NFL , but in his childhood and adolescence was a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers , and rooted for them ahead of their victory in Super Bowl XLIII 12 days after he took office as President .

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	S:UNKNOWN	in the NFL .
	L:CONTRAST	a7f2446003b246429690f8b26f22447f
	L:CONTRAST	173319724bd04fab83dabaeb1c00e5da

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	L:LIST	173319724bd04fab83dabaeb1c00e5da
	L:CONTRAST	7d8bdf79c9e04e47b81136476ea17c56

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	L:TEMPORAL_BEFORE	6176a01bb09744eb9d24e6835aa5f62e
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	S:BACKGROUND	as President .

# In 2011 , Obama invited the 1985 Chicago Bears to the White House ; the team had not visited the White House after their Super Bowl win in 1986 due to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 2011 .

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# Obama lived with anthropologist Sheila Miyoshi Jager while he was a community organizer in Chicago in the 1980s .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	Sheila Miyoshi Jager was an anthropologist .
	S:BACKGROUND	with Sheila Miyoshi Jager .
	L:CONTRAST	7aea3e0be812403fb069ea0f7a5220ac
	L:NOUN_BASED	7f28cc660a7040109c812d0b411d8ed4

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	L:CONTRAST	caa7523bac0840598f989428ce212a55

# He proposed to her twice , but both Jager and her parents turned him down .

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	L:CONTRAST	f04b46323d534b4086886e8a2c9e5e59
	L:CONTRAST	468c20c03d8d4abc9dddeaa704a1ad6d

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	L:LIST	468c20c03d8d4abc9dddeaa704a1ad6d
	L:CONTRAST	04538ecf1f2d4831a26b47a0434d383c

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	L:LIST	f04b46323d534b4086886e8a2c9e5e59
	L:CONTRAST	04538ecf1f2d4831a26b47a0434d383c

# The relationship was only made public in May 2017 , several months after Obama 's two-term presidency had ended .

172b55dbfbb94bffad421deedf411f8a	0	several months after Obama 's two-term presidency	had ended	

# In June 1989 , Obama met Michelle Robinson when he was employed as a summer associate at the Chicago law firm of Sidley Austin .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in June 1989 .

# Assigned for three months as Obama 's adviser at the firm , Robinson joined him at several group social functions , but declined his initial requests to date .

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	L:CONTRAST	203a6047f4ed4a79b449ba42395af682

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	L:CONTRAST	7fd5f00efd114534a7f5a9dee4a11bd7

# They began dating later that summer , became engaged in 1991 , and were married on October 3 , 1992 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 1991 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on October 3 , 1992 .

# The couple 's first daughter , Malia Ann , was born on July 4 , 1998 , followed by a second daughter , Natasha -LRB- `` Sasha '' -RRB- , on June 10 , 2001 .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	Malia Ann was the couple 's first daughter .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Natasha was a second daughter .
	S:TEMPORAL	on June 10 , 2001 .
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	L:NOUN_BASED	977413e705964501a667efefe85e2be9

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# The Obama daughters attended the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools .

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# When they moved to Washington , D.C. , in January 2009 , the girls started at the Sidwell Friends School .

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	S:UNKNOWN	at the Sidwell Friends School .
	L:BACKGROUND	e94e3a64ecb241c9822b407ad78473f4

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	S:TEMPORAL	in January 2009 .
	S:SPATIAL	to Washington , D.C. , .

# The Obamas have two Portuguese Water Dogs ; the first , a male named Bo , was a gift from Senator Ted Kennedy .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	a male named Bo was the first .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Ted Kennedy was Senator .
	S:UNKNOWN	from Ted Kennedy .
	L:NOUN_BASED	618135f3d8054e6ea8408ff0e62a5344
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# In August 2013 , Bo was joined by Sunny , a female .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in August 2013 .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Sunny was a female .
	S:UNKNOWN	by Sunny .
	L:NOUN_BASED	e6aabd11db72471b82fdd663c48f24e6

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# Applying the proceeds of a book deal , the family moved in 2005 from a Hyde Park , Chicago condominium to a $ 1.6 million house in neighboring Kenwood , Chicago .

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	S:SPATIAL	in neighboring Kenwood , Chicago .
	S:SPATIAL	from a Hyde Park , Chicago condominium to a $ 1.6 million house .
	S:TEMPORAL	in 2005 .

# The purchase of an adjacent lot -- and sale of part of it to Obama by the wife of developer , campaign donor and friend Tony Rezko -- attracted media attention because of Rezko 's subsequent indictment and conviction on political corruption charges that were unrelated to Obama .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	Tony Rezko was a campaign donor and friend .
	S:CAUSE	because of Rezko 's subsequent indictment .
	L:LIST	7e597104b4b34b3880a875d332fe9439
	L:NOUN_BASED	4e56ce66955e4752865ee00de86b84ef

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	S:NOUN_BASED	Tony Rezko was a campaign donor and friend .
	S:UNKNOWN	to Obama .
	L:LIST	af79d4b4fa3147318f64524636c958c2
	L:NOUN_BASED	23140ade753742eea837bd233ee0adee

23140ade753742eea837bd233ee0adee	0	Tony Rezko	was	a campaign donor and friend

# In December 2007 , Money estimated the Obama family 's net worth at $ 1.3 million .

2c7857f973034dff9c43378aff1a2a2c	0	Money	estimated	the Obama family 's net worth
	S:TEMPORAL	in December 2007 .
	S:UNKNOWN	at $ 1.3 million .

# Their 2009 tax return showed a household income of $ 5.5 million -- up from about $ 4.2 million in 2007 and $ 1.6 million in 2005 -- mostly from sales of his books .

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	S:TEMPORAL	up from about $ 4.2 million in 2007 .
	L:LIST	cbc33cf4cd984245b011307d95a7498b

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	S:TEMPORAL	up from $ 1.6 million in 2005 .
	L:LIST	789fe28fee51457b932f3c59e581f779

# On his 2010 income of $ 1.7 million , he gave 14 % to non-profit organizations , including $ 131,000 to Fisher House Foundation , a charity assisting wounded veterans ' families , allowing them to reside near where the veteran is receiving medical treatments .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on his 2010 income of $ 1.7 million .
	S:UNKNOWN	including $ 131,000 to Fisher House Foundation .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Fisher House Foundation was a charity assisting wounded veterans ' families .
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	S:TEMPORAL	on his 2010 income of $ 1.7 million .

# As per his 2012 financial disclosure , Obama may be worth as much as $ 10 million .

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	S:BACKGROUND	as per his 2012 financial disclosure .

# In reference to Obama 's smoking habit , Michelle said in early 2010 that he had quit smoking .

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# On his 55th birthday , August 4 , 2016 , Obama penned an essay in Glamour describing how his daughters and being president have made him a feminist .

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	S:UNKNOWN	on his 55th birthday .
	S:NOUN_BASED	his 55th birthday was August 4 , 2016 .
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	S:UNKNOWN	on his 55th birthday .
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# Obama is a Protestant Christian whose religious views developed in his adult life .

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# He wrote in The Audacity of Hope that he `` was not raised in a religious household '' .

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# He described his mother , raised by non-religious parents , as being detached from religion , yet `` in many ways the most spiritually awakened person that I have ever known . ''

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	S:BACKGROUND	as being detached from religion .

# He described his father as a `` confirmed atheist '' by the time his parents met , and his stepfather as `` a man who saw religion as not particularly useful . ''

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	L:LIST	20fd7466dfc041da93e31ac07d5075e3

# Obama explained how , through working with black churches as a community organizer while in his twenties , he came to understand `` the power of the African-American religious tradition to spur social change . ''

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	S:UNKNOWN	in his twenties .
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# In January 2008 , Obama told Christianity Today : `` I am a Christian , and I am a devout Christian .

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# I believe in the redemptive death and resurrection of Jesus Christ .

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# I believe that faith gives me a path to be cleansed of sin and have eternal life . ''

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	S:ATTRIBUTION	i believe .

# On September 27 , 2010 , Obama released a statement commenting on his religious views saying `` I 'm a Christian by choice .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on September 27 , 2010 .

# My family did n't -- frankly , they were n't folks who went to church every week .

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	S:UNKNOWN	frankly .
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# And my mother was one of the most spiritual people I knew , but she did n't raise me in the church .

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	L:CONTRAST	dc8a3e02d8224f2097202cbb9cb9fcf6
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	L:CONTRAST	8a47a261bad949339e36d142531fb66d
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# So I came to my Christian faith later in life , and it was because the precepts of Jesus Christ spoke to me in terms of the kind of life that I would want to lead -- being my brothers ' and sisters ' keeper , treating others as they would treat me . ''

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	L:LIST	d04494dd15264ae7b2d931c978859558
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	S:BACKGROUND	when treating others .
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# Obama met Trinity United Church of Christ pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright in October 1987 , and became a member of Trinity in 1992 .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	Jeremiah Wright was Trinity United Church of Christ pastor Rev. .
	S:TEMPORAL	in October 1987 .
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	S:TEMPORAL	in 1992 .
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# He resigned from Trinity in May 2008 during his first presidential campaign after some of Wright 's statements were criticized .

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	L:TEMPORAL_BEFORE	e5148418b1194063b8ff795e94fa447a

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# The Obama family has attended several Protestant churches since moving to Washington , D.C. , in 2009 , including Shiloh Baptist Church and St. John 's Episcopal Church , as well as Evergreen Chapel at Camp David , but are not habitual church-goers .

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	S:UNKNOWN	including John 's Episcopal Church , as well as Evergreen Chapel at Camp David .
	S:NOUN_BASED	John is Shiloh Baptist Church and St. .
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	S:UNKNOWN	including John 's Episcopal Church , as well as Evergreen Chapel at Camp David .
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# Two years after graduating from Columbia , Obama was hired in Chicago as director of the Developing Communities Project , a church-based community organization originally comprising eight Catholic parishes in Roseland , West Pullman , and Riverdale on Chicago 's South Side .

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	S:SPATIAL	in Roseland .
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	S:BACKGROUND	as West Pullman .
	S:SPATIAL	in Chicago .
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	L:LIST	ae88fadc22724e30972057eb60602d91
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	S:SPATIAL	on Chicago 's South Side .
	S:BACKGROUND	as Riverdale .
	S:SPATIAL	in Chicago .
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# He worked there as a community organizer from June 1985 to May 1988 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	to May 1988 .
	S:TEMPORAL	from June 1985 .

# He helped set up a job training program , a college preparatory tutoring program , and a tenants ' rights organization in Altgeld Gardens .

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	S:SPATIAL	in Altgeld Gardens .
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# Obama also worked as a consultant and instructor for the Gamaliel Foundation , a community organizing institute .

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	S:BACKGROUND	as a consultant and instructor for the Gamaliel Foundation .
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# In mid-1988 , he traveled for the first time in Europe for three weeks and then for five weeks in Kenya , where he met many of his paternal relatives for the first time .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in mid-1988 .
	S:SPATIAL	in Kenya .
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# Obama entered Harvard Law School in the fall of 1988 , living in nearby Somerville , Massachusetts .

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# He was selected as an editor of the Harvard Law Review at the end of his first year , president of the journal in his second year , and research assistant to the constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe while at Harvard for two years .

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# During his summers , he returned to Chicago , where he worked as an associate at the law firms of Sidley Austin in 1989 and Hopkins & Sutter in 1990 .

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	S:UNKNOWN	during his summers .
	S:SPATIAL	to Chicago .
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	S:TEMPORAL	in 1989 .
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	S:TEMPORAL	in 1990 .
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# After graduating with a JD degree magna cum laude from Harvard in 1991 , he returned to Chicago .

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	S:SPATIAL	to Chicago .
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	S:TEMPORAL	in 1991 .

# Obama 's election as the first black president of the Harvard Law Review gained national media attention and led to a publishing contract and advance for a book about race relations , which evolved into a personal memoir .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	race relations evolved into a personal memoir .
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# The manuscript was published in mid-1995 as Dreams from My Father .

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# In 1991 , Obama accepted a two-year position as Visiting Law and Government Fellow at the University of Chicago Law School to work on his first book .

3c097b19cbb14c209e1ec6624e18a22f	1	Obama	accepted	a two-year position
	S:TEMPORAL	in 1991 .

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	S:PURPOSE	to work on his first book .
	S:TEMPORAL	in 1991 .

# He then taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School for twelve years , first as a Lecturer from 1992 to 1996 , and then as a Senior Lecturer from 1996 to 2004 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	from 1996 to 2004 .

# From April to October 1992 , Obama directed Illinois 's Project Vote , a voter registration campaign with ten staffers and seven hundred volunteer registrars ; it achieved its goal of registering 150,000 of 400,000 unregistered African Americans in the state , leading Crain 's Chicago Business to name Obama to its 1993 list of `` 40 under Forty '' powers to be .

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	S:TEMPORAL	from April to October 1992 .
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	S:TEMPORAL	from April to October 1992 .
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# He joined Davis , Miner , Barnhill & Galland , a 13-attorney law firm specializing in civil rights litigation and neighborhood economic development , where he was an associate for three years from 1993 to 1996 , then of counsel from 1996 to 2004 .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	There he was an associate for three years .
	S:TEMPORAL	from 1993 to 1996 .
	S:TEMPORAL	from 1996 to 2004 .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Davis , Miner , Barnhill & Galland was a 13-attorney law firm specializing in civil rights litigation and neighborhood economic development of counsel .
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# In 1994 , he was listed as one of the lawyers in Buycks-Roberson v. Citibank Fed .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 1994 .
	S:SPATIAL	in Buycks-Roberson v. Citibank Fed .

# Sav .

# Bank , 94 C 4094 -LRB- N.D. Ill. -RRB- .

# This class action lawsuit was filed in 1994 with Selma Buycks-Roberson as lead plaintiff and alleged that Citibank Federal Savings Bank had engaged in practices forbidden under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act .

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	S:ATTRIBUTION	this class action lawsuit was alleged .
	S:UNKNOWN	in practices forbidden under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act .
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	S:ATTRIBUTION	this class action lawsuit was alleged .
	S:UNKNOWN	in practices forbidden under the Fair Housing Act .
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# The case was settled out of court .

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# Final Judgment was issued on May 13 , 1998 , with Citibank Federal Savings Bank agreeing to pay attorney fees .

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	S:BACKGROUND	with Citibank Federal Savings Bank agreeing to pay attorney fees .
	S:TEMPORAL	on May 13 , 1998 .

# His law license became inactive in 2007 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 2007 .

# From 1994 to 2002 , Obama served on the boards of directors of the Woods Fund of Chicago , which in 1985 had been the first foundation to fund the Developing Communities Project , and of the Joyce Foundation .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 1985 .
	S:TEMPORAL	from 1994 to 2002 .
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# He served on the board of directors of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge from 1995 to 2002 , as founding president and chairman of the board of directors from 1995 to 1999 .

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	S:BACKGROUND	as founding president and chairman of the board of directors .
	S:TEMPORAL	from 1995 to 2002 .
	S:TEMPORAL	from 1995 to 1999 .

# Obama was elected to the Illinois Senate in 1996 , succeeding Democratic State Senator Alice Palmer from Illinois 's 13th District , which , at that time , spanned Chicago South Side neighborhoods from Hyde Park -- Kenwood south to South Shore and west to Chicago Lawn .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 1996 .
	S:UNKNOWN	to the Illinois Senate .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	Illinois 's 13th District spanned Chicago South Side neighborhoods from Hyde Park .
	S:UNKNOWN	at that time .
	S:SPATIAL	Kenwood south to South Shore and west .
	S:SPATIAL	Kenwood south to South Shore and west to Chicago Lawn .
	S:SPATIAL	to Chicago Lawn .
	S:SPATIAL	from Illinois 's 13th District and west .
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# Once elected , Obama gained bipartisan support for legislation that reformed ethics and health care laws .

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	S:BACKGROUND	when being once elected .

# He sponsored a law that increased tax credits for low-income workers , negotiated welfare reform , and promoted increased subsidies for childcare .

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# In 2001 , as co-chairman of the bipartisan Joint Committee on Administrative Rules , Obama supported Republican Governor Ryan 's payday loan regulations and predatory mortgage lending regulations aimed at averting home foreclosures .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 2001 .
	S:BACKGROUND	as co-chairman of the bipartisan Joint Committee on Administrative Rules .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Ryan was a Republican Governor .
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	S:TEMPORAL	in 2001 .
	S:BACKGROUND	as co-chairman of the bipartisan Joint Committee on Administrative Rules .
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# He was reelected to the Illinois Senate in 1998 , defeating Republican Yesse Yehudah in the general election , and was reelected again in 2002 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 1998 .
	S:UNKNOWN	to the Illinois Senate .
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	S:TEMPORAL	in 2002 .
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# In 2000 , he lost a Democratic primary race for Illinois 's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives to four-term incumbent Bobby Rush by a margin of two to one .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 2000 .
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# In January 2003 , Obama became chairman of the Illinois Senate 's Health and Human Services Committee when Democrats , after a decade in the minority , regained a majority .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in January 2003 .
	S:TEMPORAL_BEFORE	after a decade in the minority .
	S:UNKNOWN	Democrats .

# He sponsored and led unanimous , bipartisan passage of legislation to monitor racial profiling by requiring police to record the race of drivers they detained , and legislation making Illinois the first state to mandate videotaping of homicide interrogations .

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	S:PURPOSE	to monitor racial profiling by requiring police to record the race of drivers they detained .
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# During his 2004 general election campaign for the U.S. Senate , police representatives credited Obama for his active engagement with police organizations in enacting death penalty reforms .

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	S:TEMPORAL	during his 2004 general election campaign for the U.S. Senate .

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	S:TEMPORAL	during his 2004 general election campaign for the U.S. Senate .

# Obama resigned from the Illinois Senate in November 2004 following his election to the U.S. Senate .

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	S:UNKNOWN	following his election to the U.S. Senate .
	S:TEMPORAL	in November 2004 .
	S:UNKNOWN	from the Illinois Senate .

# In May 2002 , Obama commissioned a poll to assess his prospects in a 2004 U.S. Senate race .

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	S:TEMPORAL	to assess his prospects in a 2004 U.S. Senate race .
	S:TEMPORAL	in May 2002 .

# He created a campaign committee , began raising funds , and lined up political media consultant David Axelrod by August 2002 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	by August 2002 .
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# Obama formally announced his candidacy in January 2003 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in January 2003 .

# Obama was an early opponent of the George W. Bush administration 's 2003 invasion of Iraq .

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# On October 2 , 2002 , the day President Bush and Congress agreed on the joint resolution authorizing the Iraq War , Obama addressed the first high-profile Chicago anti-Iraq War rally , and spoke out against the war .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on October 2 , 2002 , the day .
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	S:TEMPORAL	on October 2 , 2002 .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Bush was a day President .
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	S:TEMPORAL	on October 2 , 2002 .
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# He addressed another anti-war rally in March 2003 and told the crowd that `` it 's not too late '' to stop the war .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in March 2003 .

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# Decisions by Republican incumbent Peter Fitzgerald and his Democratic predecessor Carol Moseley Braun to not participate in the election resulted in wide-open Democratic and Republican primary contests involving fifteen candidates .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	Carol Moseley Braun was his Democratic predecessor .
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	S:NOUN_BASED	Carol Moseley Braun was his Democratic predecessor .
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# In the March 2004 primary election , Obama won in an unexpected landslide -- which overnight made him a rising star within the national Democratic Party , started speculation about a presidential future , and led to the reissue of his memoir , Dreams from My Father .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in the March 2004 primary election .
	S:UNKNOWN	within the national Democratic Party .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in the March 2004 primary election .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in the March 2004 primary election .
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# In July 2004 , Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention , seen by 9.1 million viewers .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in July 2004 .
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	S:TEMPORAL	at the 2004 Democratic National Convention .
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# His speech was well received and elevated his status within the Democratic Party .

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	S:UNKNOWN	within the Democratic Party .
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# Obama 's expected opponent in the general election , Republican primary winner Jack Ryan , withdrew from the race in June 2004 .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	Jack Ryan was the general election .
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	S:TEMPORAL	in June 2004 .
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# Six weeks later , Alan Keyes accepted the Republican nomination to replace Ryan .

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	S:PURPOSE	to replace Ryan .
	S:UNKNOWN	six weeks later .

# In the November 2004 general election , Obama won with 70 % of the vote .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in the November 2004 general election .

# Obama was sworn in as a senator on January 3 , 2005 , becoming the only Senate member of the Congressional Black Caucus .

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# CQ Weekly characterized him as a `` loyal Democrat '' based on analysis of all Senate votes from 2005 to 2007 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	from 2005 to 2007 .

# Obama announced on November 13 , 2008 , that he would resign his Senate seat on November 16 , 2008 , before the start of the lame-duck session , to focus on his transition period for the presidency .

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# Obama cosponsored the Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act .

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# He introduced two initiatives that bore his name : Lugar -- Obama , which expanded the Nunn -- Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction concept to conventional weapons ; and the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 , which authorized the establishment of USAspending.gov , a web search engine on federal spending .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	Lugar were Obama .
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# On June 3 , 2008 , Senator Obama -- along with Senators Tom Carper , Tom Coburn , and John McCain -- introduced follow-up legislation : Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on June 3 , 2008 .
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	S:BACKGROUND	along with Senators Tom Carper , Tom Coburn , and John McCain .
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	S:TEMPORAL	on June 3 , 2008 .
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	S:BACKGROUND	along with Senators Tom Carper , Tom Coburn , and John McCain .
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	S:TEMPORAL	on June 3 , 2008 .
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	S:BACKGROUND	along with Senators Tom Carper , Tom Coburn , and John McCain .
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# Obama sponsored legislation that would have required nuclear plant owners to notify state and local authorities of radioactive leaks , but the bill failed to pass in the full Senate after being heavily modified in committee .

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	S:UNKNOWN	to notify state and local authorities of radioactive leaks .
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	S:TEMPORAL_BEFORE	after being heavily modified in committee .
	S:UNKNOWN	in the full Senate .
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# Regarding tort reform , Obama voted for the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 and the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 , which grants immunity from civil liability to telecommunications companies complicit with NSA warrantless wiretapping operations .

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	S:BACKGROUND	when regarding tort reform .
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	S:BACKGROUND	when regarding tort reform .
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# In December 2006 , President Bush signed into law the Democratic Republic of the Congo Relief , Security , and Democracy Promotion Act , marking the first federal legislation to be enacted with Obama as its primary sponsor .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in December 2006 .
	S:BACKGROUND	when marking the first federal legislation to be enacted with Obama as its primary sponsor .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Bush was President .
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	S:TEMPORAL	in December 2006 .
	S:BACKGROUND	when marking the first federal legislation to be enacted with Obama as its primary sponsor .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Bush was President .
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	S:TEMPORAL	in December 2006 .
	S:BACKGROUND	when marking the first federal legislation to be enacted with Obama as its primary sponsor .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Bush was President .
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# In January 2007 , Obama and Senator Feingold introduced a corporate jet provision to the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act , which was signed into law in September 2007 .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act was signed into law in September 2007 .
	S:TEMPORAL	in January 2007 .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Feingold was Senator .
	S:UNKNOWN	to the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act .
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# Obama also introduced two unsuccessful bills : the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act to criminalize deceptive practices in federal elections , and the Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007 .

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	S:PURPOSE	to criminalize deceptive practices in federal elections , and the Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007 .

# Later in 2007 , Obama sponsored an amendment to the Defense Authorization Act to add safeguards for personality-disorder military discharges .

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	S:PURPOSE	to add safeguards for personality-disorder military discharges .
	S:TEMPORAL	later in 2007 .
	S:UNKNOWN	to the Defense Authorization Act .

# This amendment passed the full Senate in the spring of 2008 .

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# He sponsored the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act supporting divestment of state pension funds from Iran 's oil and gas industry , which has not passed committee ; and co-sponsored legislation to reduce risks of nuclear terrorism .

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# Obama also sponsored a Senate amendment to the State Children 's Health Insurance Program , providing one year of job protection for family members caring for soldiers with combat-related injuries .

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	S:UNKNOWN	to the State Children 's Health Insurance Program .

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# Obama held assignments on the Senate Committees for Foreign Relations , Environment and Public Works and Veterans ' Affairs through December 2006 .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	Foreign Relations were Environment and Public Works and Veterans ' Affairs .
	S:TEMPORAL	through December 2006 .
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# In January 2007 , he left the Environment and Public Works committee and took additional assignments with Health , Education , Labor and Pensions and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in January 2007 .
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	S:TEMPORAL	in January 2007 .
	S:BACKGROUND	with Health , Education , Labor and Pensions and Homeland Security .
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	S:TEMPORAL	in January 2007 .
	S:BACKGROUND	with Health , Education , Labor and Pensions and Governmental Affairs .
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# He also became Chairman of the Senate 's subcommittee on European Affairs .

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	S:UNKNOWN	on European Affairs .

# As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee , Obama made official trips to Eastern Europe , the Middle East , Central Asia and Africa .

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	S:BACKGROUND	as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee .
	S:SPATIAL	to Eastern Europe .
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	S:SPATIAL	to Central Asia .
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	S:BACKGROUND	as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee .
	S:SPATIAL	to Africa .
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# He met with Mahmoud Abbas before Abbas became President of the Palestinian National Authority , and gave a speech at the University of Nairobi in which he condemned corruption within the Kenyan government .

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	S:BACKGROUND	with Mahmoud Abbas .
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# On February 10 , 2007 , Obama announced his candidacy for President of the United States in front of the Old State Capitol building in Springfield , Illinois .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on February 10 , 2007 .
	S:SPATIAL	in Springfield , Illinois .

# The choice of the announcement site was viewed as symbolic because it was also where Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic `` House Divided '' speech in 1858 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 1858 .

# Obama emphasized issues of rapidly ending the Iraq War , increasing energy independence , and reforming the health care system , in a campaign that projected themes of hope and change .

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	S:UNKNOWN	in a campaign that projected themes of hope and change .

# Numerous candidates entered the Democratic Party presidential primaries .

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# The field narrowed to a duel between Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton after early contests , with the race remaining close throughout the primary process but with Obama gaining a steady lead in pledged delegates due to better long-range planning , superior fundraising , dominant organizing in caucus states , and better exploitation of delegate allocation rules .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	Hillary Clinton was Senator .
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# On June 7 , 2008 , Clinton ended her campaign and endorsed Obama .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on June 7 , 2008 .
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	S:TEMPORAL	on June 7 , 2008 .
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# On August 23 , Obama announced his selection of Delaware Senator Joe Biden as his vice presidential running mate .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on August 23 .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Joe Biden was Delaware Senator .
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# Obama selected Biden from a field speculated to include former Indiana Governor and Senator Evan Bayh and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	Tim Kaine was Virginia Governor .
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# At the Democratic National Convention in Denver , Colorado , Hillary Clinton called for her supporters to endorse Obama , and she and Bill Clinton gave convention speeches in his support .

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	S:PURPOSE	to endorse Obama .
	S:SPATIAL	at the Democratic National Convention in Denver , Colorado .
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	S:SPATIAL	at the Democratic National Convention in Denver .
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# Obama delivered his acceptance speech , not at the center where the Democratic National Convention was held , but at Invesco Field at Mile High to a crowd of approximately 84,000 people ; the speech was viewed by over 38 million people worldwide .

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# During both the primary process and the general election , Obama 's campaign set numerous fundraising records , particularly in the quantity of small donations .

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	S:UNKNOWN	during both the primary process and the general election .
	S:UNKNOWN	particularly in the quantity of small donations .

# On June 19 , 2008 , Obama became the first major-party presidential candidate to turn down public financing in the general election since the system was created in 1976 .

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	S:PURPOSE	to turn down public financing in the general election since the system was created in 1976 .
	S:TEMPORAL	on June 19 , 2008 .

# John McCain was nominated as the Republican candidate , and he selected Sarah Palin as his running mate .

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# The two candidates engaged in three presidential debates in September and October 2008 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in September .
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	S:TEMPORAL	in October 2008 .
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# On November 4 , Obama won the presidency with 365 electoral votes to 173 received by McCain .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on November 4 .
	S:UNKNOWN	to 173 received by McCain .

# Obama won 52.9 % of the popular vote to McCain 's 45.7 % .

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	S:UNKNOWN	to McCain 's 45.7 % .

# He became the first African American to be elected president .

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	S:PURPOSE	to be elected president .

# Obama delivered his victory speech before hundreds of thousands of supporters in Chicago 's Grant Park .

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	S:SPATIAL	in Chicago 's Grant Park .

# On April 4 , 2011 , Obama announced his reelection campaign for 2012 in a video titled `` It Begins with Us '' that he posted on his website and filed election papers with the Federal Election Commission .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on April 4 , 2011 .
	S:BACKGROUND	with the Federal Election Commission .

# As the incumbent president he ran virtually unopposed in the Democratic Party presidential primaries , and on April 3 , 2012 , Obama had secured the 2778 convention delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination .

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	S:BACKGROUND	as the incumbent president .
	S:UNKNOWN	in the Democratic Party presidential primaries .
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	S:TEMPORAL	on April 3 , 2012 .
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# At the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte , North Carolina , Obama and Joe Biden were formally nominated by former President Bill Clinton , as the Democratic Party candidates for president and vice president in the general election .

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	S:SPATIAL	at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte .
	S:BACKGROUND	as the Democratic Party candidates for president and vice president in the general election .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Bill Clinton was a former President .
	S:UNKNOWN	by Bill Clinton .
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	S:NOUN_BASED	Bill Clinton was a former President .
	S:UNKNOWN	by Bill Clinton .
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	S:SPATIAL	at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte .
	S:BACKGROUND	as the Democratic Party candidates for president and vice president in the general election .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Bill Clinton was a former President .
	S:UNKNOWN	by Bill Clinton .
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# Their main opponents were Republicans Mitt Romney , the former governor of Massachusetts , and Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin .

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# On November 6 , 2012 , Obama won 332 electoral votes , exceeding the 270 required for him to be reelected as president .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on November 6 , 2012 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on November 6 , 2012 .

# With 51.1 % of the popular vote , Obama became the first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to win the majority of the popular vote twice .

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	S:PURPOSE	to win the majority of the popular vote twice .
	S:BACKGROUND	with 51.1 % of the popular vote .
	S:CAUSE	since Franklin D. Roosevelt .

# President Obama addressed supporters and volunteers at Chicago 's McCormick Place after his reelection and said : `` Tonight you voted for action , not politics as usual .

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# You elected us to focus on your jobs , not ours .

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# And in the coming weeks and months , I am looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties . ''

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	S:UNKNOWN	in the coming weeks and months .
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# The inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President took place on January 20 , 2009 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on January 20 , 2009 .

# In his first few days in office , Obama issued executive orders and presidential memoranda directing the U.S. military to develop plans to withdraw troops from Iraq .

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	S:UNKNOWN	in his first few days in office .
	S:SPATIAL	from Iraq .
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	S:UNKNOWN	in his first few days in office .
	S:SPATIAL	from Iraq .
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# He ordered the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp , but Congress prevented the closure by refusing to appropriate the required funds and preventing moving any Guantanamo detainee into the U.S. or to other countries .

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# Obama reduced the secrecy given to presidential records .

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# He also revoked President George W. Bush 's restoration of President Ronald Reagan 's Mexico City Policy prohibiting federal aid to international family planning organizations that perform or provide counseling about abortion .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	George W. Bush was President .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Ronald Reagan was President .
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# The first bill signed into law by Obama was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 , relaxing the statute of limitations for equal-pay lawsuits .

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	S:BACKGROUND	when relaxing the statute of limitations for equal-pay lawsuits .

# Five days later , he signed the reauthorization of the State Children 's Health Insurance Program -LRB- SCHIP -RRB- to cover an additional 4 million uninsured children .

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	S:PURPOSE	to cover an additional 4 million uninsured children .
	S:UNKNOWN	five days later .

# In March 2009 , Obama reversed a Bush-era policy that had limited funding of embryonic stem cell research and pledged to develop `` strict guidelines '' on the research .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in March 2009 .

# Obama appointed two women to serve on the Supreme Court in the first two years of his Presidency .

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	S:PURPOSE	to serve on the Supreme Court in the first two years of his Presidency .

# He nominated Sonia Sotomayor on May 26 , 2009 to replace retiring Associate Justice David Souter ; she was confirmed on August 6 , 2009 , becoming the first Supreme Court Justice of Hispanic descent .

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	S:PURPOSE	to replace retiring Associate Justice David Souter .
	S:TEMPORAL	on May 26 , 2009 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on August 6 , 2009 .

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# Obama nominated Elena Kagan on May 10 , 2010 to replace retiring Associate Justice John Paul Stevens .

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	S:PURPOSE	to replace retiring Associate Justice John Paul Stevens .
	S:TEMPORAL	on May 10 , 2010 .

# She was confirmed on August 5 , 2010 , bringing the number of women sitting simultaneously on the Court to three justices for the first time in American history .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on August 5 , 2010 .

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# On March 30 , 2010 , Obama signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act , a reconciliation bill that ended the process of the federal government giving subsidies to private banks to give out federally insured loans , increased the Pell Grant scholarship award , and made changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act .

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	S:UNKNOWN	to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act .
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# In a major space policy speech in April 2010 , Obama announced a planned change in direction at NASA , the U.S. space agency .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in a major space policy speech in April 2010 .
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	S:UNKNOWN	at NASA .
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# He ended plans for a return of human spaceflight to the moon and development of the Ares I rocket , Ares V rocket and Constellation program , in favor of funding Earth science projects , a new rocket type , and research and development for an eventual manned mission to Mars , and ongoing missions to the International Space Station .

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	S:UNKNOWN	in favor of funding Earth science projects , a new rocket type , and research and development for an eventual manned mission to Mars , and ongoing missions to the International Space Station .
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	S:UNKNOWN	in favor of funding Earth science projects , a new rocket type , and research and development for an eventual manned mission to Mars , and ongoing missions to the International Space Station .
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# President Obama 's 2011 State of the Union Address focused on themes of education and innovation , stressing the importance of innovation economics to make the United States more competitive globally .

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	S:PURPOSE	to make the United States more competitive globally .

# He spoke of a five-year freeze in domestic spending , eliminating tax breaks for oil companies and reversing tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans , banning congressional earmarks , and reducing healthcare costs .

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# He promised that the United States would have one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015 and would be 80 % reliant on `` clean '' electricity .

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	S:TEMPORAL	by 2015 .

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# On October 8 , 2009 , Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on October 8 , 2009 .
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	S:TEMPORAL	on October 8 , 2009 .
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# Hate Crimes Prevention Act , a measure that expanded the 1969 United States federal hate-crime law to include crimes motivated by a victim 's actual or perceived gender , sexual orientation , gender identity , or disability .

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# On October 30 , 2009 , Obama lifted the ban on travel to the United States by those infected with HIV , which was celebrated by Immigration Equality .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	HIV was celebrated by Immigration Equality .
	S:TEMPORAL	on October 30 , 2009 .
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# On December 22 , 2010 , Obama signed the Do n't Ask , Do n't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 , which fulfilled a key promise made in the 2008 presidential campaign to end the Do n't ask , do n't tell policy of 1993 that had prevented gay and lesbian people from serving openly in the United States Armed Forces .

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# In 2016 , the Pentagon ended the policy that also barred transgender people from serving openly in the military .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 2016 .

# As a candidate for the Illinois state senate in 1996 , Obama had said that he favored legalizing same-sex marriage .

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# By the time of his Senate run in 2004 , he said that he supported civil unions and domestic partnerships for same-sex partners , but he opposed same-sex marriages for strategic reasons .

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# On May 9 , 2012 , shortly after the official launch of his campaign for re-election as president , Obama said his views had evolved , and he publicly affirmed his personal support for the legalization of same-sex marriage , becoming the first sitting U.S. president to do so .

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	S:ATTRIBUTION	Obama said .
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	S:PURPOSE	to do so .
	S:TEMPORAL	on May 9 , 2012 .
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# During his second inaugural address on January 21 , 2013 , Obama became the first president to call for full equality for gay Americans : `` Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law -- for if we are truly created equal , then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well . ''

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	S:TEMPORAL	during his second inaugural address on January 21 , 2013 .

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# This was the first time that a president mentioned gay rights or the word `` gay '' in an inaugural address .

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# In 2013 , the Obama administration filed briefs that urged the Supreme Court to rule in favor of same-sex couples in the cases of Hollingsworth v. Perry -LRB- regarding same-sex marriage -RRB- and United States v. Windsor -LRB- regarding the Defense of Marriage Act -RRB- .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 2013 .

# Then , following the Supreme Court 's 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges -LRB- ruling same-sex marriage to be a fundamental right -RRB- , Obama asserted that , `` This decision affirms what millions of Americans already believe in their hearts : When all Americans are treated as equal we are all more free . ''

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# On July 30 , 2015 the White House Office of National AIDS Policy revised its strategy for addressing the ailment , which included widespread testing and linkage to healthcare , which was celebrated by the Human Rights Campaign .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on July 30 , 2015 .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	the ailment included widespread testing and linkage to healthcare .
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	S:TEMPORAL	on July 30 , 2015 .
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# On March 11 , 2009 , Obama created the White House Council on Women and Girls , which forms part of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs , having been established by Executive Order 13506 with a broad mandate to advise him on issues relating to the welfare of American women and girls .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	the White House Council on Women and Girls forms part of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs .
	S:TEMPORAL	on March 11 , 2009 .
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	S:UNKNOWN	to advise him on issues relating to the welfare of American women and girls .
	S:TEMPORAL	on March 11 , 2009 .

# The Council is currently chaired by Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett .

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# Obama also established the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault through an official United States government memorandum on January 22 , 2014 , with a broad mandate to advise him on issues relating to sexual assault on college and university campuses throughout the United States .

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	S:BACKGROUND	with a broad mandate to advise him on issues relating to sexual assault on college and university campuses throughout the United States .
	S:TEMPORAL	on January 22 , 2014 .
	S:SPATIAL	through an official United States government memorandum .
	S:UNKNOWN	from Sexual Assault .

# The current co-chairs of the Task Force are Vice President Joe Biden and Jarrett .

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# The Task Force has been a development out of the White House Council on Women and Girls and Office of the Vice President of the United States , and prior to that , the 1994 Violence Against Women Act that was first-drafted by Biden .

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	S:UNKNOWN	by Biden .
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	S:UNKNOWN	by Biden .
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# On February 17 , 2009 , Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 , a $ 787 billion economic stimulus package aimed at helping the economy recover from the deepening worldwide recession .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on February 17 , 2009 .

# The act includes increased federal spending for health care , infrastructure , education , various tax breaks and incentives , and direct assistance to individuals .

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# In March , Obama 's Treasury Secretary , Timothy Geithner , took further steps to manage the financial crisis , including introducing the Public -- Private Investment Program for Legacy Assets , which contains provisions for buying up to two trillion dollars in depreciated real estate assets .

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	S:PURPOSE	to manage the financial crisis , including introducing the Public -- Private Investment Program for Legacy Assets , which contains provisions for buying up to two trillion dollars in depreciated real estate assets .
	S:TEMPORAL	in March .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Obama 's Treasury Secretary was Timothy Geithner .
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# Obama intervened in the troubled automotive industry in March 2009 , renewing loans for General Motors and Chrysler to continue operations while reorganizing .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in March 2009 .

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	S:PURPOSE	to continue operations while reorganizing .

# Over the following months the White House set terms for both firms ' bankruptcies , including the sale of Chrysler to Italian automaker Fiat and a reorganization of GM giving the U.S. government a temporary 60 % equity stake in the company , with the Canadian government taking a 12 % stake .

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	S:UNKNOWN	over the following months .
	S:BACKGROUND	with the Canadian government taking a 12 % stake .
	S:UNKNOWN	including the sale of Chrysler .
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	S:UNKNOWN	over the following months .
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# In June 2009 , dissatisfied with the pace of economic stimulus , Obama called on his cabinet to accelerate the investment .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in June 2009 .
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# He signed into law the Car Allowance Rebate System , known colloquially as `` Cash for Clunkers '' , that temporarily boosted the economy .

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# Spending and loan guarantees from the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department authorized by the Bush and Obama administrations totaled about $ 11.5 trillion , but only $ 3 trillion was spent by the end of November 2009 .

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	S:UNKNOWN	from the Federal Reserve .
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# Obama and the Congressional Budget Office predicted the 2010 budget deficit would be $ 1.5 trillion or 10.6 % of the nation 's gross domestic product -LRB- GDP -RRB- compared to the 2009 deficit of $ 1.4 trillion or 9.9 % of GDP .

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# For 2011 , the administration predicted the deficit will shrink to $ 1.34 trillion , and the 10-year deficit will increase to $ 8.53 trillion or 90 % of GDP .

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# The most recent increase in the U.S. debt ceiling to $ 17.2 trillion took effect in February 2014 .

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# On August 2 , 2011 , after a lengthy congressional debate over whether to raise the nation 's debt limit , Obama signed the bipartisan Budget Control Act of 2011 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on August 2 , 2011 .
	S:TEMPORAL_BEFORE	after a lengthy congressional debate over whether to raise the nation 's debt limit .

# The legislation enforces limits on discretionary spending until 2021 , establishes a procedure to increase the debt limit , creates a Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to propose further deficit reduction with a stated goal of achieving at least $ 1.5 trillion in budgetary savings over 10 years , and establishes automatic procedures for reducing spending by as much as $ 1.2 trillion if legislation originating with the new joint select committee does not achieve such savings .

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# By passing the legislation , Congress was able to prevent a U.S. government default on its obligations .

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# As it did throughout 2008 , the unemployment rate rose in 2009 , reaching a peak in October at 10.0 % and averaging 10.0 % in the fourth quarter .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 2009 .
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# Following a decrease to 9.7 % in the first quarter of 2010 , the unemployment rate fell to 9.6 % in the second quarter , where it remained for the rest of the year .

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# Between February and December 2010 , employment rose by 0.8 % , which was less than the average of 1.9 % experienced during comparable periods in the past four employment recoveries .

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	S:LIST	between February and December 2010 .
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# By November 2012 , the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 % , decreasing to 6.7 % in the last month of 2013 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	by November 2012 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	by November 2012 .

# During 2014 , the unemployment rate continued to decline , falling to 6.3 % in the first quarter .

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	S:TEMPORAL	during 2014 .
	S:BACKGROUND	when falling to 6.3 % in the first quarter .

# GDP growth returned in the third quarter of 2009 , expanding at a rate of 1.6 % , followed by a 5.0 % increase in the fourth quarter .

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# Growth continued in 2010 , posting an increase of 3.7 % in the first quarter , with lesser gains throughout the rest of the year .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 2010 .

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	S:BACKGROUND	with lesser gains throughout the rest of the year .

# In July 2010 , the Federal Reserve noted that economic activity continued to increase , but its pace had slowed , and chairman Ben Bernanke said the economic outlook was `` unusually uncertain '' .

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	S:ATTRIBUTION	the Federal Reserve noted .
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	S:ATTRIBUTION	Ben Bernanke said .
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# Overall , the economy expanded at a rate of 2.9 % in 2010 .

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	S:UNKNOWN	overall .
	S:TEMPORAL	in 2010 .

# The Congressional Budget Office and a broad range of economists credit Obama 's stimulus plan for economic growth .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	Obama is a Congressional Budget Office credit .
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	S:NOUN_BASED	Obama was an economists credit .
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# The CBO released a report stating that the stimulus bill increased employment by 1 -- 2.1 million , while conceding that `` It is impossible to determine how many of the reported jobs would have existed in the absence of the stimulus package . ''

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# Although an April 2010 survey of members of the National Association for Business Economics showed an increase in job creation -LRB- over a similar January survey -RRB- for the first time in two years , 73 % of 68 respondents believed that the stimulus bill has had no impact on employment .

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# The economy of the United States has grown faster than the other original NATO members by a wider margin under President Obama than it has anytime since the end of World War II .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	Obama is President .
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# The OECD credits the much faster growth in the United States to the stimulus in the United States and the austerity measures in the European Union .

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# Within a month of the 2010 midterm elections , Obama announced a compromise deal with the Congressional Republican leadership that included a temporary , two-year extension of the 2001 and 2003 income tax rates , a one-year payroll tax reduction , continuation of unemployment benefits , and a new rate and exemption amount for estate taxes .

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	S:TEMPORAL	within a month of the 2010 midterm elections .
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# The compromise overcame opposition from some in both parties , and the resulting $ 858 billion Tax Relief , Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization , and Job Creation Act of 2010 passed with bipartisan majorities in both houses of Congress before Obama signed it on December 17 , 2010 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on December 17 , 2010 .

# In December 2013 , Obama declared that growing income inequality is a `` defining challenge of our time '' and called on Congress to bolster the safety net and raise wages .

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	S:ATTRIBUTION	Obama declared .
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	S:PURPOSE	to bolster the safety net and raise wages .
	S:TEMPORAL	in December 2013 .
	S:UNKNOWN	on Congress .
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# This came on the heels of the nationwide strikes of fast-food workers and Pope Francis ' criticism of inequality and trickle-down economics .

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# Obama has urged Congress to ratify a 12-nation free trade pact called the Trans-Pacific Partnership .

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	S:UNKNOWN	to ratify a 12-nation free trade pact called the Trans-Pacific Partnership .

# On September 30 , 2009 , the Obama administration proposed new regulations on power plants , factories , and oil refineries in an attempt to limit greenhouse gas emissions and to curb global warming .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on September 30 , 2009 .
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	S:TEMPORAL	on September 30 , 2009 .
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	S:TEMPORAL	on September 30 , 2009 .
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# On April 20 , 2010 , an explosion destroyed an offshore drilling rig at the Macondo Prospect in the Gulf of Mexico , causing a major sustained oil leak .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on April 20 , 2010 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on April 20 , 2010 .

# Obama visited the Gulf , announced a federal investigation , and formed a bipartisan commission to recommend new safety standards , after a review by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and concurrent Congressional hearings .

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	S:TEMPORAL_BEFORE	after a review by Secretary of Ken Salazar .
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	S:TEMPORAL_BEFORE	after a review .
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	S:TEMPORAL_BEFORE	after a review by Secretary of concurrent Congressional hearings .
	S:TEMPORAL_BEFORE	after a review .
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# He then announced a six-month moratorium on new deepwater drilling permits and leases , pending regulatory review .

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	S:UNKNOWN	pending regulatory review .
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	S:BACKGROUND	when pending regulatory review .
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# As multiple efforts by BP failed , some in the media and public expressed confusion and criticism over various aspects of the incident , and stated a desire for more involvement by Obama and the federal government .

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# In July 2013 , Obama expressed reservations and stated he `` would reject the Keystone XL pipeline if it increased carbon pollution '' or `` greenhouse emissions '' .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in July 2013 .
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	S:ATTRIBUTION	Obama stated .
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# Obama 's advisers called for a halt to petroleum exploration in the Arctic in January 2013 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in January 2013 .
	S:SPATIAL	in the Arctic .

# On February 24 , 2015 , Obama vetoed a bill that would authorize the pipeline .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on February 24 , 2015 .

# It was the third veto of Obama 's presidency and his first major veto .

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# Obama has emphasized the conservation of federal lands during his term in office .

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# He used his power under the Antiquities Act to create 25 new national monuments during his presidency and expand four others , protecting a total of 553,000,000 acres -LRB- 224,000,000 ha -RRB- of federal lands and waters , more than any other U.S. president .

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	S:PURPOSE	to create 25 new national monuments during his presidency and expand four others .
	S:UNKNOWN	under the Antiquities Act .

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	S:SPATIAL	more than any other U.S. president .

# Obama called for Congress to pass legislation reforming health care in the United States , a key campaign promise and a top legislative goal .

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	S:PURPOSE	to pass legislation reforming health care in the United States , a key campaign promise and a top legislative goal .
	S:UNKNOWN	for Congress .

# He proposed an expansion of health insurance coverage to cover the uninsured , to cap premium increases , and to allow people to retain their coverage when they leave or change jobs .

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	S:PURPOSE	to cover the uninsured .
	S:PURPOSE	to cap premium increases , and to allow people to retain their coverage when they leave or change jobs .

# His proposal was to spend $ 900 billion over 10 years and include a government insurance plan , also known as the public option , to compete with the corporate insurance sector as a main component to lowering costs and improving quality of health care .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	a government insurance plan was also known as the public option .
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# It would also make it illegal for insurers to drop sick people or deny them coverage for pre-existing conditions , and require every American to carry health coverage .

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	S:UNKNOWN	to carry health coverage .

# The plan also includes medical spending cuts and taxes on insurance companies that offer expensive plans .

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# On July 14 , 2009 , House Democratic leaders introduced a 1,017-page plan for overhauling the U.S. health care system , which Obama wanted Congress to approve by the end of 2009 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on July 14 , 2009 .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	Obama wanted Congress to approve by the end of 2009 .
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# After much public debate during the Congressional summer recess of 2009 , Obama delivered a speech to a joint session of Congress on September 9 where he addressed concerns over the proposals .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on September 9 .
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# In March 2009 , Obama lifted a ban on using federal funds for stem cell research .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in March 2009 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in March 2009 .

# On November 7 , 2009 , a health care bill featuring the public option was passed in the House .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on November 7 , 2009 .
	S:UNKNOWN	in the House .

# On December 24 , 2009 , the Senate passed its own bill -- without a public option -- on a party-line vote of 60 -- 39 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on December 24 , 2009 .
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# On March 21 , 2010 , the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -LRB- ACA -RRB- passed by the Senate in December was passed in the House by a vote of 219 to 212 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on March 21 , 2010 .

# Obama signed the bill into law on March 23 , 2010 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on March 23 , 2010 .

# The ACA includes health-related provisions , most of which took effect in 2014 , including expanding Medicaid eligibility for people making up to 133 % of the federal poverty level -LRB- FPL -RRB- starting in 2014 , subsidizing insurance premiums for people making up to 400 % of the FPL -LRB- $ 88,000 for family of four in 2010 -RRB- so their maximum `` out-of-pocket '' payment for annual premiums will be from 2 % to 9.5 % of income , providing incentives for businesses to provide health care benefits , prohibiting denial of coverage and denial of claims based on pre-existing conditions , establishing health insurance exchanges , prohibiting annual coverage caps , and support for medical research .

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	S:BACKGROUND	when prohibiting denial of coverage and denial of claims based on pre-existing conditions .
	S:BACKGROUND	when establishing health insurance exchanges .
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	S:BACKGROUND	when establishing health insurance exchanges .
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# According to White House and Congressional Budget Office figures , the maximum share of income that enrollees would have to pay would vary depending on their income relative to the federal poverty level .

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	S:BACKGROUND	when according to White House and Congressional Budget Office figures .

# The costs of these provisions are offset by taxes , fees , and cost-saving measures , such as new Medicare taxes for those in high-income brackets , taxes on indoor tanning , cuts to the Medicare Advantage program in favor of traditional Medicare , and fees on medical devices and pharmaceutical companies ; there is also a tax penalty for those who do not obtain health insurance , unless they are exempt due to low income or other reasons .

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# In March 2010 , the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the net effect of both laws will be a reduction in the federal deficit by $ 143 billion over the first decade .

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# The law faced several legal challenges , primarily based on the argument that an individual mandate requiring Americans to buy health insurance was unconstitutional .

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# On June 28 , 2012 , the Supreme Court ruled by a 5 -- 4 vote in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius that the mandate was constitutional under the U.S. Congress 's taxing authority .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on June 28 , 2012 .
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	S:UNKNOWN	by a 5 .
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	S:SPATIAL	under the U.S. Congress 's taxing authority .

# In Burwell v. Hobby Lobby the Court ruled that `` closely-held '' for-profit corporations could be exempt on religious grounds under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act from regulations adopted under the ACA that would have required them to pay for insurance that covered certain contraceptives .

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	S:UNKNOWN	in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby .
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# In June 2015 , the Court ruled 6 -- 3 in King v. Burwell that subsidies to help individuals and families purchase health insurance were authorized for those doing so on both the federal exchange and state exchanges , not only those purchasing plans `` established by the State '' , as the statute reads .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in June 2015 .
	S:UNKNOWN	in King v. Burwell .
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	S:BACKGROUND	as the statute reads .
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# Prior to June 2014 , Obama offered substantial support for a broadly-based `` All of the above '' approach to domestic energy policy , which Obama has maintained since his first term and which he last confirmed at his State of the Union speech in January 2014 to a mixed reception by both parties .

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# In June 2014 , Obama made indications that his administration would consider a shift towards an energy policy more closely tuned to the manufacturing industry and its impact on the domestic economy .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in June 2014 .
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# Obama 's approach of selectively combining regulation and incentive to various issues in the domestic energy policy such as coal mining and oil fracking has received mixed commentary for not being as responsive to the needs of the domestic manufacturing sector as needed , following claims that the domestic manufacturing sector utilizes as much as a third of the nation 's available energy resources .

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# On January 16 , 2013 , one month after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting , Obama signed 23 executive orders and outlined a series of sweeping proposals regarding gun control .

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	S:TEMPORAL_BEFORE	after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting .
	S:TEMPORAL	on January 16 , 2013 , one .
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	S:TEMPORAL	on January 16 , 2013 , one .
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# He urged Congress to reintroduce an expired ban on military-style assault weapons , such as those used in several recent mass shootings , impose limits on ammunition magazines to 10 rounds , introduce background checks on all gun sales , pass a ban on possession and sale of armor-piercing bullets , introduce harsher penalties for gun-traffickers , especially unlicensed dealers who buy arms for criminals and approving the appointment of the head of the federal Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms and Explosives for the first time since 2006 .

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	S:BACKGROUND	such as those used in several recent mass shootings .
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	S:BACKGROUND	such as those used in several recent mass shootings .
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# On January 5 , 2016 , Obama announced new executive actions extending background check requirements to more gun sellers .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on January 5 , 2016 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on January 5 , 2016 .

# In a 2016 editorial in the New York Times , Obama compared the struggle for what he termed `` common-sense gun reform '' to women 's suffrage and other civil rights movements in American history .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in a 2016 editorial in the New York Times .
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	S:TEMPORAL	in a 2016 editorial in the New York Times .
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# Obama called the November 2 , 2010 election , where the Democratic Party lost 63 seats in , and control of , the House of Representatives , `` humbling '' and a `` shellacking '' .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	the House of Representatives were control of .
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# He said that the results came because not enough Americans had felt the effects of the economic recovery .

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# On November 10 , 2014 , President Obama recommended the Federal Communications Commission reclassify broadband Internet service as a telecommunications service in order to preserve net neutrality .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on November 10 , 2014 .
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	S:PURPOSE	to preserve net neutrality .

# On February 12 , 2013 , President Obama signed Executive Order 13636 , `` Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity '' .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on February 12 , 2013 .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Obama was President .
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# In February and March 2009 , Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made separate overseas trips to announce a `` new era '' in U.S. foreign relations with Russia and Europe , using the terms `` break '' and `` reset '' to signal major changes from the policies of the preceding administration .

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	S:PURPOSE	to announce a `` new era '' in U.S. foreign relations with Russia and Europe , using the terms `` break '' and `` reset '' to signal major changes from the policies of the preceding administration .
	S:LIST	in February and March 2009 .
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# Obama attempted to reach out to Arab leaders by granting his first interview to an Arab cable TV network , Al Arabiya .

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# On March 19 , Obama continued his outreach to the Muslim world , releasing a New Year 's video message to the people and government of Iran .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on March 19 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on March 19 .

# In April , Obama gave a speech in Ankara , Turkey , which was well received by many Arab governments .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in April .
	S:SPATIAL	in Ankara , Turkey .
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# On June 4 , 2009 , Obama delivered a speech at Cairo University in Egypt calling for `` A New Beginning '' in relations between the Islamic world and the United States and promoting Middle East peace .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on June 4 , 2009 .
	S:SPATIAL	in Egypt .
	S:UNKNOWN	at Cairo University .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on June 4 , 2009 .
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	S:TEMPORAL	on June 4 , 2009 .
	S:SPATIAL	between the United States .
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	S:TEMPORAL	on June 4 , 2009 .
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# On June 26 , 2009 , Obama responded to the Iranian government 's actions towards protesters following Iran 's 2009 presidential election by saying : `` The violence perpetrated against them is outrageous .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on June 26 , 2009 .

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# We see it and we condemn it . ''

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# While in Moscow on July 7 , he responded Vice President Biden 's comment on a possible Israeli military strike on Iran by saying : `` We have said directly to the Israelis that it is important to try and resolve this in an international setting in a way that does not create major conflict in the Middle East . ''

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	S:TEMPORAL	in Moscow on July 7 .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Biden was Vice President .
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	S:TEMPORAL	in Moscow on July 7 .

# On September 24 , 2009 , Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to preside over a meeting of the United Nations Security Council .

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	S:PURPOSE	to preside over a meeting of the United Nations Security Council .
	S:TEMPORAL	on September 24 , 2009 .

# In March 2010 , Obama took a public stance against plans by the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to continue building Jewish housing projects in predominantly Arab neighborhoods of East Jerusalem .

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	S:PURPOSE	to continue building Jewish housing projects in predominantly Arab neighborhoods of East Jerusalem .
	S:TEMPORAL	in March 2010 .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Benjamin Netanyahu was an Israeli Prime Minister .
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# During the same month , an agreement was reached with the administration of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to replace the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with a new pact reducing the number of long-range nuclear weapons in the arsenals of both countries by about one-third .

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	S:PURPOSE	to replace the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with a new pact reducing the number of long-range nuclear weapons in the arsenals of both countries by about one-third .
	S:UNKNOWN	during the same month .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Dmitry Medvedev was Russian President .
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# Obama and Medvedev signed the New START treaty in April 2010 , and the U.S. Senate ratified it in December 2010 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in April 2010 .
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	S:TEMPORAL	in December 2010 .
	L:LIST	12a496a9424e4093b3c3754fbf05d2bb

# In December 2011 , Obama instructed agencies to consider LGBT rights when issuing financial aid to foreign countries .

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	S:PURPOSE	to consider LGBT rights when issuing financial aid to foreign countries .
	S:TEMPORAL	in December 2011 .

# He criticized Russia 's law discriminating against gays in August 2013 , stopping short of advocating a boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympics held in Sochi , Russia .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in August 2013 .

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# In December 2014 , Obama announced that he intended to normalize relationships between Cuba and the United States .

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# The countries ' respective `` interests sections '' in one another 's capitals were upgraded to embassies on July 20 , 2015 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on July 20 , 2015 .

# In March 2015 , Obama declared that he had authorized U.S. forces to provide logistical and intelligence support to the Saudis in their military intervention in Yemen , establishing a `` Joint Planning Cell '' with Saudi Arabia .

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	S:ATTRIBUTION	Obama declared .
	S:BACKGROUND	when establishing a `` Joint Planning Cell '' with Saudi Arabia .
	S:SPATIAL	in Yemen .
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# Before leaving office , Obama said German Chancellor Angela Merkel had been his `` closest international partner '' throughout his tenure as President .

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	S:ATTRIBUTION	Obama said .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Angela Merkel was a german Chancellor .
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# On February 27 , 2009 , Obama announced that combat operations in Iraq would end within 18 months .

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	S:ATTRIBUTION	Obama announced .

# His remarks were made to a group of Marines preparing for deployment to Afghanistan .

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# Obama said , `` Let me say this as plainly as I can : by August 31 , 2010 , our combat mission in Iraq will end . ''

# The Obama administration scheduled the withdrawal of combat troops to be completed by August 2010 , decreasing troop 's levels from 142,000 while leaving a transitional force of about 50,000 in Iraq until the end of 2011 .

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	S:PURPOSE	to be completed by August 2010 .

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# On August 19 , 2010 , the last U.S. combat brigade exited Iraq .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on August 19 , 2010 .

# Remaining troops transitioned from combat operations to counter-terrorism and the training , equipping , and advising of Iraqi security forces .

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	L:LIST	4ec50f8953494d99a1868e37be7f72f2

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# On August 31 , 2010 , Obama announced that the United States combat mission in Iraq was over .

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# On October 21 , 2011 President Obama announced that all U.S. troops would leave Iraq in time to be `` home for the holidays '' .

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# In June 2014 , following the capture of Mosul by Daesh , Obama sent 275 troops to provide support and security for U.S. personnel and the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad .

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	S:PURPOSE	to provide support and security for U.S. personnel and the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad .
	S:TEMPORAL	in June 2014 .
	S:SPATIAL	following the capture of Mosul by Daesh .

# Daesh continued to gain ground and to commit widespread massacres and ethnic cleansing .

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# In August 2014 , during the Sinjar massacre , Obama ordered a campaign of U.S. airstrikes against Daesh .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in August 2014 .
	S:SPATIAL	during the Sinjar massacre .
	S:UNKNOWN	against Daesh .

# By the end of 2014 , 3,100 American ground troops were committed to the conflict and 16,000 sorties were flown over the battlefield , primarily by U.S. Air Force and Navy pilots .

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	S:TEMPORAL	by the end of 2014 .
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	S:TEMPORAL	by the end of 2014 .
	S:UNKNOWN	by U.S. Air Force and Navy pilots .
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# In the spring of 2015 , with the addition of the `` Panther Brigade '' of the 82nd Airborne Division the number of U.S. ground troops in Iraq surged to 4,400 , and by July American-led coalition air forces counted 44,000 sorties over the battlefield .

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	S:BACKGROUND	with the addition of the `` Panther Brigade '' of the 82nd Airborne Division .
	S:TEMPORAL	in the spring of 2015 .
	S:UNKNOWN	to 4,400 .
	S:SPATIAL	in Iraq .
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	S:TEMPORAL	by July .
	S:TEMPORAL	in the spring of 2015 .
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# Early in his presidency , Obama moved to bolster U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan .

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	S:UNKNOWN	early in his presidency .
	S:SPATIAL	in Afghanistan .

# He announced an increase in U.S. troop levels to 17,000 military personnel in February 2009 to `` stabilize a deteriorating situation in Afghanistan '' , an area he said had not received the `` strategic attention , direction and resources it urgently requires '' .

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	S:PURPOSE	to `` stabilize a deteriorating situation in Afghanistan '' , an area he said had not received the `` strategic attention , direction and resources it urgently requires '' .
	S:TEMPORAL	in February 2009 .

# He replaced the military commander in Afghanistan , General David D. McKiernan , with former Special Forces commander Lt. Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal in May 2009 , indicating that McChrystal 's Special Forces experience would facilitate the use of counterinsurgency tactics in the war .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	Afghanistan was David D. McKiernan .
	S:NOUN_BASED	David D. McKiernan was General .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Stanley A. McChrystal was a former Special Forces commander Lt. Gen. .
	S:TEMPORAL	in May 2009 .
	S:BACKGROUND	with Stanley A. McChrystal .
	S:SPATIAL	in Afghanistan .
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	S:ATTRIBUTION	he was indicating .

# On December 1 , 2009 , Obama announced the deployment of an additional 30,000 military personnel to Afghanistan and proposed to begin troop withdrawals 18 months from that date ; this took place in July 2011 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on December 1 , 2009 .
	S:SPATIAL	to Afghanistan .
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	S:TEMPORAL	on December 1 , 2009 .
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	S:TEMPORAL	in July 2011 .

# David Petraeus replaced McChrystal in June 2010 , after McChrystal 's staff criticized White House personnel in a magazine article .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in June 2010 .
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# In February 2013 , Obama said the U.S. military would reduce the troop level in Afghanistan from 68,000 to 34,000 U.S. troops by February 2014 .

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	S:ATTRIBUTION	Obama said .
	S:TEMPORAL	by February 2014 .
	S:SPATIAL	to 34,000 U.S. troops .
	S:UNKNOWN	from 68,000 .
	S:SPATIAL	in Afghanistan .

# In October 2015 , the White House announced a plan to keep U.S. Forces in Afghanistan indefinitely in light of the deteriorating security situation .

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	S:SPATIAL	to keep U.S. Forces in Afghanistan indefinitely in light of the deteriorating security situation .
	S:TEMPORAL	in October 2015 .

# In 2011 , the United States vetoed a Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements , with the United States being the only nation to do so .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 2011 .
	S:BACKGROUND	with the United States being the only nation to do so .

# Obama supports the two-state solution to the Arab -- Israeli conflict based on the 1967 borders with land swaps .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	the two-state solution to the Arab are Israeli conflict based on the 1967 borders with land swaps .
	S:UNKNOWN	to the Arab .
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# In June 2011 , Obama said that the bond between the United States and Israel is `` unbreakable '' .

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# During the initial years of the Obama administration , the U.S. increased military cooperation with Israel , including increased military aid , re-establishment of the U.S.-Israeli Joint Political Military Group and the Defense Policy Advisory Group , and an increase in visits among high-level military officials of both countries .

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	S:UNKNOWN	during the initial years of the Obama administration .
	S:UNKNOWN	including increased military aid .
	S:BACKGROUND	with Israel .
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	S:BACKGROUND	with Israel .
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	S:UNKNOWN	including the Defense Policy Advisory Group , and an increase in visits among high-level military officials of both countries .
	S:BACKGROUND	with Israel .
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# The Obama administration asked Congress to allocate money toward funding the Iron Dome program in response to the waves of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel .

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	S:SPATIAL	to allocate money toward funding the Iron Dome program in response to the waves of Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel .

# In 2013 , Jeffrey Goldberg reported that , in Obama 's view , `` with each new settlement announcement , Netanyahu is moving his country down a path toward near-total isolation . ''

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	S:NOUN_BASED	.
	S:UNKNOWN	in Obama 's view .
	S:UNKNOWN	that .

# In 2014 , Obama likened the Zionist movement to the Civil Rights Movement in the United States .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 2014 .
	S:SPATIAL	in the United States .
	S:UNKNOWN	to the Civil Rights Movement .

# He said that both movements seek to bring justice and equal rights to historically persecuted peoples .

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# He explained , `` To me , being pro-Israel and pro-Jewish is part and parcel with the values that I 've been fighting for since I was politically conscious and started getting involved in politics . ''

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	S:ATTRIBUTION	he explained .
	S:BACKGROUND	when being pro-Israel and pro-Jewish .

# Obama expressed support for Israel 's right to defend itself during the 2014 Israel -- Gaza conflict .

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	S:TEMPORAL	during the 2014 Israel -- Gaza conflict .
	S:SPATIAL	for Israel 's right to defend itself .

# On December 23 , 2016 under the Obama Administration , the United States abstained from United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 , effectively allowing it to pass .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on December 23 , 2016 under the Obama Administration .
	S:BACKGROUND	when effectively allowing it to pass .
	S:TEMPORAL	from United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 .

# Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly criticized the Administration 's actions , and the Israeli government withdrew its annual dues from the organization , which totaled $ 6 million in United States dollars , on January 6 , 2017 .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	Benjamin Netanyahu was an israeli Prime Minister .
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	S:NOUN_BASED	the organization totaled $ 6 million in United States dollars .
	S:TEMPORAL	on January 6 , 2017 .
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# On January 5 , 2017 , the United States House of Representatives voted 342 -- 80 to condemn the UN Resolution .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on January 5 , 2017 .
	S:NOUN_BASED	House of Representatives was an United States .
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# In February 2011 , protests in Libya began against long-time dictator Muammar Gaddafi as part of the Arab Spring .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in February 2011 .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Muammar Gaddafi was a long-time dictator .
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# They soon turned violent .

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# In March , as forces loyal to Gaddafi advanced on rebels across Libya , calls for a no-fly zone came from around the world , including Europe , the Arab League , and a resolution passed unanimously by the U.S. Senate .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in March .
	S:SPATIAL	including Europe .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Europe was the Arab League .
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	S:SPATIAL	across Libya .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in March .
	S:UNKNOWN	by the U.S. Senate .
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	S:SPATIAL	across Libya .

# In response to the unanimous passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 on March 17 , Gaddafi -- who had previously vowed to `` show no mercy '' to the rebels of Benghazi -- announced an immediate cessation of military activities , yet reports came in that his forces continued shelling Misrata .

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	S:UNKNOWN	in response to the unanimous passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 on March 17 .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Gaddafi had previously vowed to `` show no mercy '' to the rebels of Benghazi .
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	L:NOUN_BASED	4ee91345e19c4487910d043fd1e59647

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	S:UNKNOWN	in response to the unanimous passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 on March 17 .
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# The next day , on Obama 's orders , the U.S. military took part in air strikes to destroy the Libyan government 's air defense capabilities to protect civilians and enforce a no-fly-zone , including the use of Tomahawk missiles , B-2 Spirits , and fighter jets .

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	S:PURPOSE	to destroy the Libyan government 's air defense capabilities to protect civilians and enforce a no-fly-zone , including the use of Tomahawk missiles , B-2 Spirits , and fighter jets .
	S:UNKNOWN	on Obama 's orders .
	S:TEMPORAL_AFTER	the next day .

# Six days later , on March 25 , by unanimous vote of all of its 28 members , NATO took over leadership of the effort , dubbed Operation Unified Protector .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on March 25 .
	S:UNKNOWN	by unanimous vote of all of its 28 members .
	S:NOUN_BASED	the effort was dubbed Operation Unified Protector .
	S:UNKNOWN	six days later .
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# Some Representatives questioned whether Obama had the constitutional authority to order military action in addition to questioning its cost , structure and aftermath .

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# On August 18 , 2011 , several months after the start of the Syrian Civil War , Obama issued a written statement that said : `` The time has come for President Assad to step aside . ''

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# This stance was reaffirmed in November 2015 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in November 2015 .

# In 2012 , Obama authorized multiple programs run by the CIA and the Pentagon to train anti-Assad rebels .

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	S:UNKNOWN	to train anti-Assad rebels .
	S:TEMPORAL	in 2012 .
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	S:TEMPORAL	in 2012 .
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# The Pentagon-run program was later found to have failed and was formally abandoned in October 2015 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in October 2015 .
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# In the wake of a chemical weapons attack in Syria , formally blamed by the Obama administration on the Assad government , Obama chose not to enforce the `` red line '' he had pledged and , rather than authorise the promised military action against Assad , went along with the Russia-brokered deal that led to Assad giving up chemical weapons ; however attacks with chlorine gas continued .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	the wake of a chemical weapons attack in Syria was .
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	S:NOUN_BASED	the wake of a chemical weapons attack in Syria was .
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# In 2014 , Obama authorized an air campaign aimed primarily at ISIL , but repeatedly promised that the U.S. would not deploy ground troops in Syria .

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	S:SPATIAL	in Syria .

# Starting with information received from Central Intelligence Agency operatives in July 2010 , the CIA developed intelligence over the next several months that determined what they believed to be the hideout of Osama bin Laden .

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# He was living in seclusion in a large compound in Abbottabad , Pakistan , a suburban area 35 miles -LRB- 56 km -RRB- from Islamabad .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	Abbottabad , Pakistan was a suburban area .
	S:SPATIAL	in Abbottabad , Pakistan .
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# CIA head Leon Panetta reported this intelligence to President Obama in March 2011 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in March 2011 .
	S:UNKNOWN	to Obama .
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# Meeting with his national security advisers over the course of the next six weeks , Obama rejected a plan to bomb the compound , and authorized a `` surgical raid '' to be conducted by United States Navy SEALs .

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	S:UNKNOWN	to bomb the compound .
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	S:PURPOSE	to be conducted by United States Navy SEALs .
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# The operation took place on May 1 , 2011 , and resulted in the shooting death of bin Laden and the seizure of papers , computer drives and disks from the compound .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on May 1 , 2011 .
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# DNA testing was one of five methods used to positively identify bin Laden 's corpse , which was buried at sea several hours later .

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# Within minutes of the President 's announcement from Washington , DC , late in the evening on May 1 , there were spontaneous celebrations around the country as crowds gathered outside the White House , and at New York City 's Ground Zero and Times Square .

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	S:SPATIAL	within minutes of the President 's announcement from Washington , DC , late in the evening on May 1 .
	S:SPATIAL	at New York City 's Ground Zero and Times Square .
	S:SPATIAL	outside the White House .

# Reaction to the announcement was positive across party lines , including from former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush , and from many countries around the world .

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# In November 2013 , Obama 's administration opened negotiations with Iran to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons , which included an interim agreement .

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	S:PURPOSE	to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons , which included an interim agreement .
	S:TEMPORAL	in November 2013 .
	S:BACKGROUND	with Iran .

# Negotiations took two years with numerous delays , with a deal being announced July 14 , 2015 .

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	S:BACKGROUND	with a deal being announced July 14 , 2015 .

# The deal , titled the `` Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action '' , saw the removal of sanctions in exchange for measures that would prevent Iran from producing nuclear weapons .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	the deal was titled the `` Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action '' .
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# While Obama hailed the agreement as being a step towards a more hopeful world , the deal drew strong criticism from Republican and conservative quarters , and from Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu .

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	S:UNKNOWN	from Benjamin Netanyahu .
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# Since the spring of 2013 , secret meetings were conducted between the United States and Cuba in the neutral locations of Canada and Vatican City .

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	S:CAUSE	since the spring of 2013 .

# The Vatican first became involved in 2013 when Pope Francis advised the U.S. and Cuba to exchange prisoners as a gesture of goodwill .

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# On December 10 , 2013 , Cuban President Raúl Castro , in a significant public moment , greeted and shook hands with Obama at the Nelson Mandela memorial service in Johannesburg .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on December 10 , 2013 .
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	S:SPATIAL	at the Nelson Mandela memorial service .
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# In December 2014 , after the secret meetings , it was announced that Obama , with Pope Francis as an intermediary , had negotiated a restoration of relations with Cuba , after nearly sixty years of détente .

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	S:ATTRIBUTION	it was announced .
	S:BACKGROUND	with Pope Francis as an intermediary .
	S:TEMPORAL_BEFORE	after nearly sixty years of détente .
	S:BACKGROUND	with Cuba .

# Popularly dubbed the Cuban Thaw , The New Republic deemed the Cuban Thaw to be `` Obama 's finest foreign policy achievement . ''

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# On July 1 , 2015 , President Barack Obama announced that formal diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States would resume , and embassies would be opened in Washington and Havana .

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	S:ATTRIBUTION	Barack Obama announced .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Barack Obama was President .
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# The countries ' respective `` interests sections '' in one another 's capitals were upgraded to embassies on July 20 and August 13 , 2015 , respectively .

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	S:UNKNOWN	respectively .
	S:TEMPORAL	on July 20 .
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	S:UNKNOWN	respectively .
	S:TEMPORAL	on August 13 , 2015 .
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# Obama visited Havana , Cuba for two days in March 2016 , becoming the first sitting U.S. President to arrive since Calvin Coolidge in 1928 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in March 2016 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 1928 .
	S:CAUSE	since Calvin Coolidge .

# Obama spoke in front of the African Union in Addis Ababa , Ethiopia , on July 29 , 2015 , the first sitting U.S. president to do so .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on July 29 , 2015 .
	S:SPATIAL	in Addis Ababa , Ethiopia , .

# He gave a speech encouraging the world to increase economic ties via investments and trade with the continent , and lauded the progresses made in education , infrastructure , and economy .

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# He also criticized the lack of democracy and leaders who refuse to step aside , discrimination against minorities -LRB- LGBT people , religious groups and ethnicities -RRB- , and corruption .

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# He suggested an intensified democratization and free trade , to significantly improve the quality of life for Africans .

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	S:PURPOSE	to significantly improve the quality of life for Africans .
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	S:PURPOSE	to significantly improve the quality of life for Africans .
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# During his July 2015 trip , Obama also was the first U.S. president ever to visit Kenya , which is the homeland of his father .

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	S:PURPOSE	to visit Kenya , which is the homeland of his father .
	S:TEMPORAL	during his July 2015 trip .

# On May 27 , 2016 , 2 1/2 months before the 71st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima that ended World War II , Obama became the first sitting American president to visit Hiroshima , Japan .

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	S:PURPOSE	to visit Hiroshima , Japan .
	S:TEMPORAL	on May 27 , 2016 , 2 1/2 months before the 71st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima that ended World War II .

# Accompanied by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe , Obama paid tribute to the victims of the bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum .

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	S:UNKNOWN	by Shinzo Abe .
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	S:UNKNOWN	at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum .

# After Russia 's invasion of Crimea in 2014 , military intervention in Syria in 2015 , and the interference in the 2016 presidential election in the 2016 U.S. presidential election , Obama 's Russia policy was widely seen as a failure .

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	S:TEMPORAL_BEFORE	after Russia 's invasion of Crimea in 2014 , military intervention in Syria in 2015 , and the interference in the 2016 presidential election in the 2016 U.S. presidential election .

# George Robertson , a former UK defense secretary and NATO secretary-general , said that Obama had `` allowed Putin to jump back on the world stage and test the resolve of the West '' , adding that the legacy of this disaster would last .

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	S:ATTRIBUTION	George Robertson said .
	S:NOUN_BASED	George Robertson was a former UK defense secretary and NATO secretary-general .
	S:BACKGROUND	when adding that the legacy of this disaster would last .
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# Obama 's family history , upbringing , and Ivy League education differ markedly from those of African-American politicians who launched their careers in the 1960s through participation in the civil rights movement .

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# Expressing puzzlement over questions about whether he is `` black enough '' , Obama told an August 2007 meeting of the National Association of Black Journalists that `` we 're still locked in this notion that if you appeal to white folks then there must be something wrong . ''

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# Obama acknowledged his youthful image in an October 2007 campaign speech , saying : `` I would n't be here if , time and again , the torch had not been passed to a new generation . ''

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# Obama is frequently referred to as an exceptional orator .

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# During his pre-inauguration transition period and continuing into his presidency , Obama has delivered a series of weekly Internet video addresses .

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	S:UNKNOWN	during his pre-inauguration transition period and continuing into his presidency .

# Former presidential campaign surrogate and Georgetown professor , Michael Eric Dyson , is both critical and sympathetic of President Obama 's leadership in race relations , indicating that Obama 's speeches and action on racial disparity and justice have been somewhat reactive and reluctant when , especially in the later part of his second term , racial violence demanded immediate presidential action and conversation .

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	S:ATTRIBUTION	former presidential campaign surrogate and Georgetown professor is both critical and .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Michael Eric Dyson is former presidential campaign surrogate and Georgetown professor .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Obama is a sympathetic of President .
	S:UNKNOWN	especially in the later part of his second term .
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# According to the Gallup Organization , Obama began his presidency with a 68 % approval rating before gradually declining for the rest of the year , and eventually bottoming out at 41 % in August 2010 , a trend similar to Ronald Reagan 's and Bill Clinton 's first years in office .

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	S:BACKGROUND	when according to the Gallup Organization .
	S:TEMPORAL_AFTER	before gradually declining for the rest of the year , and eventually bottoming out at 41 % in August 2010 .
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# He experienced a small poll bounce shortly after the death of Osama bin Laden on May 2 , 2011 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on May 2 , 2011 .

# This bounce lasted until around June 2011 , when his approval numbers dropped back to where they were previously .

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# His approval ratings rebounded around the same time as his reelection in 2012 , with polls showing an average job approval of 52 % shortly after his second inauguration .

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	S:BACKGROUND	with polls showing an average job approval of 52 % shortly after his second inauguration .
	S:TEMPORAL	in 2012 .

# Despite approval ratings dropping to 39 % in late-2013 due to the ACA roll-out , they climbed to 50 % in January 2015 according to Gallup .

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	S:CONTRAST	despite approval ratings dropping to 39 % in late-2013 due to the ACA roll-out .
	S:UNKNOWN	according to Gallup .
	S:TEMPORAL	in January 2015 .

# Polls showed strong support for Obama in other countries both before and during his presidency .

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# In a February 2009 poll conducted in Western Europe and the U.S. by Harris Interactive for France 24 and the International Herald Tribune , Obama was rated as the most respected world leader , as well as the most powerful .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in a February 2009 poll conducted in Western Europe and the U.S. by Harris Interactive for France 24 and the International Herald Tribune .

# In a similar poll conducted by Harris in May 2009 , Obama was rated as the most popular world leader , as well as the one figure most people would pin their hopes on for pulling the world out of the economic downturn .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in a similar poll conducted by Harris in May 2009 .

# Obama won Best Spoken Word Album Grammy Awards for abridged audiobook versions of Dreams from My Father in February 2006 and for The Audacity of Hope in February 2008 .

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# His concession speech after the New Hampshire primary was set to music by independent artists as the music video `` Yes We Can '' , which was viewed 10 million times on YouTube in its first month and received a Daytime Emmy Award .

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	S:BACKGROUND	when Yes We Can .
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# In December 2008 and in 2012 , Time magazine named Obama as its Person of the Year .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in December 2008 and in 2012 .

# The 2008 awarding was for his historic candidacy and election , which Time described as `` the steady march of seemingly impossible accomplishments '' .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	his historic candidacy and election Time described as `` the steady march of seemingly impossible accomplishments '' .
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# On May 25 , 2011 , Obama became the first President of the United States to address both houses of the UK Parliament in Westminster Hall , London .

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	S:PURPOSE	to address both houses of the UK Parliament in Westminster Hall , London .
	S:TEMPORAL	on May 25 , 2011 .

# This was only the fifth occurrence since the start of the 20th century , of a head of state being extended this invitation , following Charles de Gaulle in 1960 , Nelson Mandela in 1996 , Queen Elizabeth II in 2002 and Pope Benedict XVI in 2010 .

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	S:UNKNOWN	of a head of state being extended this invitation .
	S:TEMPORAL	following Charles de Gaulle in 1960 .
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	S:TEMPORAL	following Nelson Mandela in 1996 .
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	S:TEMPORAL	following Queen Elizabeth II in 2002 .
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	S:TEMPORAL	following Pope Benedict XVI in 2010 .
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# On October 9 , 2009 , the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that Obama had won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize `` for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples '' .

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	S:ATTRIBUTION	the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced .

# Obama accepted this award in Oslo , Norway on December 10 , 2009 , with `` deep gratitude and great humility . ''

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	S:BACKGROUND	with `` deep gratitude . '' .
	S:TEMPORAL	on December 10 , 2009 .
	S:SPATIAL	in Oslo , Norway .
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# The award drew a mixture of praise and criticism from world leaders and media figures .

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# Obama 's peace prize was called a `` stunning surprise '' by The New York Times .

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	S:UNKNOWN	by The New York Times .

# Obama is the fourth U.S. president to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and the third to become a Nobel laureate while in office .

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# Obama 's Nobel Prize has been viewed skeptically in subsequent years , especially after the director of the Nobel Institute , Geir Lundestad , said Obama 's Peace Prize did not have the desired effect .

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	S:ATTRIBUTION	the director of the Nobel Institute said .
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# Barack Obama 's presidency ended at noon on January 20 , 2017 , immediately following the inauguration of his Republican successor , Donald Trump .

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	S:NOUN_BASED	Donald Trump was his Republican successor .
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# After the inauguration , Obama lifted off on Executive One , circled the White House , and flew to Joint Base Andrews .

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	S:UNKNOWN	on Executive One .

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	S:TEMPORAL_BEFORE	after the inauguration .
	S:UNKNOWN	to Joint Base Andrews .

# The family rented a house in Kalorama , Washington , D.C. .

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	S:SPATIAL	in Kalorama , Washington , D.C. .

# During the 2017 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election , the Obama administration pushed for Tom Perez to run against Keith Ellison and President Barack Obama personally called DNC members to vote for Perez .

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	S:PURPOSE	to run against Keith Ellison .
	S:TEMPORAL	during the 2017 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election .
	S:UNKNOWN	for Tom Perez .
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	S:TEMPORAL	during the 2017 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election .
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	S:UNKNOWN	for Perez .
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# On March 2 , 2017 , the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum awarded the annual Profile in Courage Award to Obama `` for his enduring commitment to democratic ideals and elevating the standard of political courage . ''

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# On April 24 , 2017 , in his first public appearance out of office , Obama appeared at a seminar at the University of Chicago aimed at the engagement with a new generation as well as an appeal for their participation in politics .

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	S:TEMPORAL	on April 24 , 2017 , in his first public appearance out of office .

# On May 4 , 2017 , three days ahead of the French presidential election , Obama endorsed Emmanuel Macron : `` He appeals to people 's hopes and not their fears , and I enjoyed speaking to Emmanuel recently to hear about his independent movement and his vision for the future of France . ''

# Macron went on to win the election .

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	S:UNKNOWN	to win the election .

# On May 9 , 2017 , Obama delivered a speech urging for election participation and research during a food innovation summit in Milan , Italy , saying in part , `` if you do n't vote and you do n't pay attention , you 'll get policies that do n't reflect your interest . ''

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	S:BACKGROUND	when saying in part .
	S:CONDITION	if you do n't vote .
	S:SPATIAL	in Milan , Italy .

# While in Berlin on May 25 , Obama made a joint public appearance with Chancellor Merkel where he stressed inclusion and for leaders to question themselves , Obama having been formally invited to Berlin while still in office as part of an effort to boost Merkel 's re-election campaign .

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	S:BACKGROUND	when Obama having been formally invited to Berlin while still in office as part of an effort to boost Merkel 's re-election campaign .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Merkel was Chancellor .
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# Obama traveled to Kensington Palace in England and met with Prince Harry on May 27 , 2017 ; Obama tweeted afterward that the two discussed their foundations and offering condolences in the wake of the Manchester Arena bombing that occurred five days prior .

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	S:SPATIAL	in England .
	S:SPATIAL	to Kensington Palace .
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	S:TEMPORAL	on May 27 , 2017 .
	S:BACKGROUND	with Prince Harry .
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# On June 1 , after President Trump announced his withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement , Obama released a statement disagreeing with the choice : `` But even in the absence of American leadership ; even as this administration joins a small handful of nations that reject the future ; I 'm confident that our states , cities , and businesses will step up and do even more to lead the way , and help protect for future generations the one planet we 've got . ''

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	S:TEMPORAL	on June 1 .
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	S:UNKNOWN	from the Paris Agreement .

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	S:UNKNOWN	to lead the way .
	S:TEMPORAL	on June 1 .
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	S:UNKNOWN	to lead the way .
	S:TEMPORAL	on June 1 .
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	S:UNKNOWN	to lead the way .
	S:TEMPORAL	on June 1 .
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	S:UNKNOWN	from the Paris Agreement .

# During an appearance at the Seoul conference on July 3 , Obama said the Paris Agreement `` will still be a critical factor in helping our children solve the enormous challenge in civilization . ''

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	S:NOUN_BASED	.

# After the Congressional baseball shooting , Obama telephoned Senator Jeff Flake to express condolences for the victims and to request Flake inform House Majority Whip Steve Scalise , injured during the shooting , of his sentiments for him .

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	S:TEMPORAL_BEFORE	after the Congressional baseball shooting .
	S:UNKNOWN	of his sentiments for him .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Steve Scalise was injured during the shooting .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Jeff Flake was Senator .
	S:NOUN_BASED	Steve Scalise was House Majority Whip .
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# On June 22 , after Senate Republicans revealed the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 , their discussion draft of a health care bill to replace the Affordable Care Act , Obama released a Facebook post calling the bill `` a massive transfer of wealth from middle-class and poor families to the richest people in America . ''

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	S:TEMPORAL	on June 22 .
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# The Obama Presidential Center is the planned presidential library of Barack Obama .

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# The center will be hosted by the University of Chicago , and will be located in Jackson Park on the South Side of Chicago , Illinois .

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# Once completed , it will become the 14th site in the National Archives and Records Administration 's presidential library system .

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	S:BACKGROUND	when being once completed .
	S:UNKNOWN	in the National Archives .
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# Obama 's most significant legacy is generally considered to be the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act , provisions of which went into effect from 2010 to 2020 .

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	S:TEMPORAL	from 2010 to 2020 .
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# Together with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act amendment , it represents the most significant regulatory overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965 .

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	S:BACKGROUND	together with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act amendment .

# Many commentators credit Obama with averting a threatened depression and pulling the country out of the `` Great Recession '' .

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# According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics , the Obama administration created 11.3 million jobs from the month after the first inauguration of Barack Obama to the end of his term .

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	S:BACKGROUND	when according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics .

# In 2009 , President Obama signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 , which contained in it the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. .

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	S:TEMPORAL	in 2009 .
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# Hate Crimes Prevention Act , the first addition to existing federal hate crime in the United States since Democratic President Bill Clinton signed into law the Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996 .

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# The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. .

# Hate Crimes Prevention Act expanded existing federal hate crime laws in the United States to apply to crimes motivated by a victim 's actual or perceived gender , sexual orientation , gender identity , or disability , and dropped the prerequisite that the victim be engaging in a federally protected activity .

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# In 2010 , President Obama signed into effect the Dodd -- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act .

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# Passed as a response to the financial crisis of 2007 -- 08 , it brought the most significant changes to financial regulation in the United States since the regulatory reform that followed the Great Depression under Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt .

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# In 2011 , the Do n't Ask , Do n't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 went into effect , bringing an end to `` do n't ask , do n't tell '' policy in the US armed forces that banned open service from LGB people .

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# Obama succeeded in allowing open military service for LGB people in the US armed forces where his Democratic predecessor , US President Bill Clinton , had failed to do so ; the Clinton administration having instead enacted the compromise `` do n't ask , do n't tell '' policy .

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# In 2016 , the Obama administration brought an end to the ban on transgender people serving openly in the US armed forces .

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# President Obama continued the drone strikes that President George W. Bush started during his presidency in Afghanistan , Iraq , Pakistan , Somalia , and Yemen .

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# Obama also ordered drone strikes in Libya in 2011 , the Philippines in 2012 , and Syria in 2014 .

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# Obama left about 9,800 US troops in Afghanistan , 5,262 US troops in Iraq , 503 US troops in Syria , 133 US troops in Pakistan , 106 US troops in Somalia , 7 US troops in Yemen , and 2 US troops in Libya at the end of his presidency .

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# According to Pew Research Center and United States Bureau of Justice Statistics , from December 31 , 2009 to December 31 , 2015 , that inmates sentenced in US federal custody declined by 5 % under US President Obama .

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# This is the largest decline in sentenced inmates in US federal custody since Democrat US President Jimmy Carter .

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# By contrast , the federal prison population increased significantly under US president Ronald Reagan , George H. W. Bush , Bill Clinton , and George W. Bush .

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# A 2017 C-SPAN Presidential Historians Survey ranked Obama as the 12th best US president .

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