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What a vindication of the belief that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, what a reminder of what Bobby Kennedy once said, about how small actions can be like pebbles being thrown into a still lake, and ripples of hope cascade outwards and change the world.

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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
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The UK is an extraordinary partner for America and a force for good in an unstable world. I hope it remains strong, robust and united.
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Throughout history, Islam has demonstrated through words and deeds the possibilities of religious tolerance and racial equality.
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I'm LeBron, baby. I can play on this level. I got some game.
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I'm not the strapping young Muslim socialist that I used to be.
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I want to express our grieve and condolences to the families of two hostages: one American, Dr. Warren Weinstein and an Italian Giovanni LaPorto who were tragically killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation.
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I have been in Washington for a while now, and most things don't surprise me. The fact that twenty 6-year-olds were gunned down in the most violent fashion possible and this town couldn't do anything about it was stunning to me.
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There are problems that just end up being really hard and by definition the only problems that come to my desk are the ones that nobody else can solve.
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