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President Barack Hussein Obama II's Public Statements on Defense

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
Date Title Location
Dec. 14, 2007 Letter to The Honorable Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense Unknown
Oct. 23, 2007 Letter to The Honorable Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
Oct. 1, 2007 Obama, Bond Hail New Safeguards on Military Personality Disorder Discharges, Urge Further Action Washington, DC
Sept. 20, 2007 Letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Washington, DC
Sept. 19, 2007 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 Washington, DC
Aug. 7, 2007 Letter to Secretary of Defense Roberts Gates Washington, DC
July 17, 2007 National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2008--Continued Washington, DC
July 12, 2007 Obama, Bond, Boxer, McCaskill, Murray, Lieberman Introduce Amendment to Temporarily Cease Military Personality Disorder Discharges Washington, DC
June 21, 2007 Letter To Secretary Of Defense Robert M. Gates Washington, DC
April 19, 2007 Letter To Government Accountability Office, Comptroller General, David M. Walker Washington, DC
June 22, 2006 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 Washington, DC
June 21, 2006 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 Washington, DC
Nov. 15, 2005 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 Washington, DC
Oct. 5, 2005 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006 Washington, DC
Sept. 1, 2005 Durbin and Obama Urge Bush to Reject Base Closure and Realignment Recommendations Washington, DC
July 28, 2005 Order of Business Washington, DC
May 10, 2005 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief Act, 2005--Conference Report--Continued-- Washington, DC - Senate
Issue Position: Defense Unknown
Issue Position: Defense Unknown
Issue Position: Defense Unknown
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