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Acts of sacrifice and decency without regard to what's in it for you create a ripple effect. Ones that lift up families and communities, that spread opportunity.

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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
44Th U.S. President
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The Affordable Care Act is here to stay.
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Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago.
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To those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president, too.
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