president obama's accomplishments
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Barack Obama-D
• Born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1961
• Married his wife, Michelle, in 1992
• Has two children-Malia and Sasha
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Michelle Obama
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The Obama Family
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Professional Background
• Graduated from Columbia College and Harvard Law School
• Was a community organizer in Chicago in mid 1980’s• Was a college professor at the University of Chicago
Law School in early 1990’s• Was a civil rights lawyer from 1993-96• Has been an author of several books• Was a state senator from 1997-2004• Was a US Senator from 2005-2008• Has been the 44th President of the United States since
2009
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Barack Obama and Joe Biden(D)
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John McCain and Sarah Palin
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2008 Presidential Election Map
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Major Accomplishments of President Obama’s First Term 2009-2013
• Stopped the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques”
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009-aka Economic Stimulus Package
• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act-aka Obamacare
• Ended War in Iraq in 2010• Ending War in Afghanistan in 2014• Killed Osama bin Laden• Ended “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
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• Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act– Equal pay for women
• Instituted part of the Dream Act by Executive Order in 2012
• Helped topple Muammar Gaddafi in Libya in 2011
• Passes the GI Bill 2.0 in 2011• Race to the Top
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Issues of President Obama’s First Term
• The bad US economy • The huge national debt• The War in Iraq and Afghanistan• Ending enhanced interrogation methods• Obamacare• GM Bailout• Obama’s a Socialist
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• Supporting gay marriage• Gun control • SOPA/PIPPA
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Barack Obama and Joe Biden(D)
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Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan(R)
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2012 Presidential Election Map