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We want our children to live in an America that isn't burdened by debt, that isn't weakened by inequality, that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet.

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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
44Th U.S. President
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Across the globe there are girls who will one day lead nations, if only we afford them the chance to choose their own destinies.
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Our country was born out of a desire to be free. And every day since, it's been protected by our men and women in uniform - people who believed so deeply in America, they were willing to give their lives for it.
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Please proceed, Governor.
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