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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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By Tom Kertscher • 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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