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Whether it's coming from FDR or it's coming from Ronald Reagan, if the idea is right for the times then we're gonna apply it. And things that don't work we're gonna get rid of.

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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
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We are a people of improbable hope.
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[Michelle Obama] was the hardest sell. And she never fully embraced being in the public spotlight, which is ironic, given how good she is.
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My first job is to say thank you to those who voted me. Those who didn't, I'm going to get your vote next time.
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The fact is that I'm also friendly with Tom Coburn, one of the most conservative Republicans in the United States Senate, who, during his campaign, once said that it might be appropriate to apply the death penalty to those who carried out abortions.
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Angela Merkel has been an extraordinary partner for me and for the United States throughout my presidency.
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