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Summary

President Barack Hussein Obama II

Full Name: Barack Hussein Obama II
Office: President, Democratic
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Michelle; 2 Children: Malia, Sasha
Birth Date: 08/04/1961
Birth Place: Honolulu, HI
Home City: Chicago, IL
Religion: United Church of Christ

Recent Key Votes

S 3001 - Defense Authorizations Bill
Legislation (Did Not Vote)

Sept. 17, 2008 - Provides a 3.9 percent basic pay increase for members of the armed forces (Sec. 601). Prohibits funds in this bill from being ...

HR 2642 - Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill
Legislation (Yea)

June 26, 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to send a report to Congress detailing performance standards and goals with a timetable for achieving security, economic, and ...

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Recent Public Statements

Remarks by President Obama and Mrs. Obama in Town Hall with Youth of Northern Ireland

June 17, 2013 - MRS. OBAMA: Good morning. (Applause.) Oh, what an honor. Good morning, everyone. First of all, let me thank Hannah for that very bold and wonderful ...

Remarks by President Obama and President Putin of Russia After Bilateral Meeting

June 17, 2013 - PRESIDENT PUTIN: (As interpreted.) I've had detailed talks with the President of the United States on almost all the matters. We began with economy and ...

Remarks by President Obama, U.K. Prime Minister Cameron, European Commission President Barroso, and European Council President Van Rompuy on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

June 17, 2013 - PRIME MINISTER CAMERON: Well, good afternoon and welcome, everyone. Welcome to Lough Erne. I always said that the whole point of this meeting in Lough ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2012 American Civil Liberties Union ACLU Liberty Watch: Report Card on Women's Issues - Women in Combat 75%
2012 American Civil Liberties Union ACLU Liberty Watch: Report Card on Civil Liberties - Enduring Torture 75%
2012 American Civil Liberties Union ACLU Liberty Watch: Report Card on Civil Liberties - Gays & Lesbians Serving Openly in the Military 100%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $715,677,692.00
Total Spent $683,546,548.00
Cash On Hand $5,397,399.00
Debt $7,223,153.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 11/26/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Barack Obama II refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View Barack Hussein Obama II's Illinois State Legislative Election 1998 National Political Awareness Test
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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

Washington, D.C. Website
http://www.whitehouse.gov

Washington, D.C. Website - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/WhiteHouse

Washington, D.C. Website - YouTube
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Washington, D.C. Website - Twitter
https://twitter.com/whitehouse

Washington, D.C.
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20500
Phone: 202-456-1414
Phone: 202-456-1111
Fax: 202-456-2461
TDD/TTY: 202-456-6213

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