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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
44Th U.S. President
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Not out of mere charity, but because peace in our time requires the constant advance of those principles that our common creed describes tolerance and opportunity, human dignity and justice.
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Don't shortchange the future, because of fear in the present.
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I intend to protect a free and open internet, extend its reach to every classroom, and every community, and help folks build the fastest networks, so that the next generation of digital innovators and entrepreneurs have the platform to keep reshaping our world.
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Jesus Christ is the LORD. I believe in that.
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