Barack Obama Quotes

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Barack Obama

Profession : President

Birth : August 4, 1961

I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes.

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Eight years ago, you may remember Hillary and I were rivals for the Democratic nomination. We battled for a year and a half. Let me tell you, it was tough, because Hillary was tough. I was worn out. She was doing everything I was doing, but just like Ginger Rogers, it was backwards in heels.

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John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded.

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I think same sex couples should be able to get married.

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With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability.

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You have young men of color in many communities who are more likely to end up in jail or in the criminal justice system than they are in a good job or in college. And, you know, part of my job, that I can do, I think, without any potential conflicts, is to get at those root causes.

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Community colleges play an important role in helping people transition between careers by providing the retooling they need to take on a new career.

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