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President Barack Hussein Obama II's Public Statements on Crime

Barack 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

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May 16, 2013 Remarks by the President After Meeting on Sexual Assault in the Military Washington, DC
May 11, 2013 Remarks by the President at the Top Cops Ceremony Washington, DC
April 8, 2013 Remarks by the President on Reducing Gun Violence -- Hartford, CT Hartford, CT
April 7, 2013 Statement by the President on the 19th Anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda Unknown
March 23, 2013 Weekly Address: Helping Protect Our Kids by Reducing Gun Violence Unknown
March 14, 2013 Statement by the President - Assault Weapons Unknown
Feb. 28, 2013 Statement from the President on the House Passage of the Violence Against Women Act Unknown
April 23, 2012 Presidential Proclamation -- National Crime Victims' Rights Week, 2012 Unknown
April 2, 2012 Joint Press Conference by President Obama, President Calderon of Mexico, and Prime Minister Harper of Canada Unknown
March 22, 2011 Remarks by President Obama and President Funes of El Salvador in Joint Press Conference San Salvador, El Salvador
May 13, 2010 Remarks by the President at Real Time Crime Center New York, NY
Oct. 28, 2009 Remarks by the President at Reception Commemorating the Enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act East Room Washington, DC
April 28, 2009 Statement By The President On H.R. 1913, The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act Of 2009 Unknown
April 16, 2009 Joint Press Conference With President Barack Obama And President Felipe Calderon Of Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
March 6, 2009 Remarks by President Barack Obama at Columbus, Ohio, Police Graduation Exercises Columbus, OH
Sept. 24, 2008 Statement of Senator Barack Obama on the Senate's Passage of the Emmett Till Bill Washington, DC
April 7, 2008 Letter to Robert Byrd and Thad Cochran, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Re: JAG Funding Washington, DC
Dec. 6, 2007 Obama Statement on House-Senate Failure to Strengthen Hate Crimes Laws, Guarantee Equality Washington, DC
Dec. 5, 2007 Obama Op-Ed in Chicago Defender, Austin Weekly News: Former Prisoners Deserve a Second Chance Unknown
Nov. 22, 2007 Los Angeles Sentinel - Op-Ed by Senator Barack Obama Unknown
Sept. 28, 2007 Obama Outlines Plan to Address Disparities in America's Justice System Washington, DC
Sept. 28, 2007 Remarks of Senator Barack Obama at Howard University Convocation Washington, DC
Sept. 27, 2007 Obama Statement on Passage of the Hate Crimes Prevention Act Washington, DC
June 28, 2007 All-American Presidential Forum: Democratic-PBS - Transcipt Washington, DC
Feb. 24, 2006 Obama Joins Local Law Enforcement to Discuss Federal Cuts that Would Hurt Their Ability to Keep Our Communities Safe Springfield, IL
Dec. 14, 2005 Royce, Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Call for Charles Taylor to be Brought to Justice Washington, DC
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