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I want every young man who sees me to know that I'm not that different from them. I wasn't born into wealth. I wasn't born into fame. I made a lot of mistakes - but I kept at it.

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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
44Th U.S. President
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