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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 17, 2015 a press conference
Says Loretta Lynch’s nomination "has been now sitting there longer than the previous seven attorney general nominees combined."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 20, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 5, 2015 an interview with the 'New York Times.'
"Iran’s defense budget is $30 billion. Our defense budget is closer to $600 billion."
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By Jon Greenberg • April 9, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 25, 2015 a speech
The Affordable Care Act is "a major reason why we’ve seen 50,000 fewer preventable patient deaths in hospitals."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 31, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 8, 2015 a public-service video during the Grammys
"Nearly one in five women in America has been a victim of rape or attempted rape."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 16, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 20, 2015 the State of the Union address
"America is No. 1 in wind power."
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By Joshua Gillin • January 21, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 20, 2015 the State of the Union address
"Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 21, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 20, 2015 the State of the Union address
The United States is "the only advanced country on Earth" that doesn’t guarantee "paid maternity leave to our workers."
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By Steve Contorno • January 21, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 20, 2015 his 2015 State of the Union address
We've seen "our deficits cut by two-thirds."
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By Katie Sanders • January 21, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 8, 2015 a speech in Phoenix, Ariz.
"Today, home sales are up nearly 50 percent from where they were in the worst of the crisis."
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By Joshua Gillin • January 21, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 9, 2015 a speech in Knoxville, Tenn.
"We’ve doubled the production of clean energy."
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By Joshua Gillin • January 20, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 9, 2015 remarks in Clinton, Tenn.
"Factories are opening their doors at the fastest pace in almost two decades."
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By Lauren Carroll • January 20, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 21, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
Since the United States began negotiations with Iran, "that's probably the first year and a half in which Iran has not advanced its nuclear program in the last decade."  
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By Jon Greenberg • December 21, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 3, 2014 a speech to business leaders
"We are younger than our competitors, and this is entirely because of immigration."
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By Steve Contorno • December 9, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 28, 2014 a speech
Wisconsin Republicans "repealed a statewide fair pay law" that made "sure women are treated fairly on the job."
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October 31, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 18, 2014 the president's weekly national address
"You cannot get (Ebola) from just riding on a plane or bus."
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By Steve Contorno • October 29, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 2, 2014 a speech at Northwestern University
The cost of "health care is now the single-biggest factor driving down" the federal budget deficit.
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By Lauren Carroll • October 8, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 17, 2014 a speech in Delaware
"We've recovered (from the recession) faster and come farther than almost any other advanced country on Earth."  
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By Lauren Carroll • July 23, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 23, 2014 a speech at the White House Summit on Working Families
"In 31 states, decent child care costs more than college tuition."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 27, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 23, 2014 an op-ed for Huffington Post
"The United States is the only developed country in the world without paid maternity leave."
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By Steve Contorno • June 24, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 5, 2014 a speech to the Democratic National Committee in Boston
"When I talk about (raising the) minimum wage ... half of Republicans agree with it."
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By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2014
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