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There's nothing that America can't handle if we actually look squarely at the problem. ...Change depends on our actions.

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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
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I don't regret the excitement, because I do think that it helped us accomplish as much as we did.
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You have the ability and gifts to do whatever you want. It is your turn now to change the world. Yes we can!
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We can't in any way criticize or at least indict or impeach administration [of Democratic presidents] for doing what they did.
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