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  2. Electoral history of Barack Obama - Wikipedia

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    This is the electoral history of Barack Obama. Obama served as the 44th president of the United States (2009–2017) and as a United States senator from Illinois (2005–2008). A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was first elected to the Illinois Senate in 1997 representing the 13th district, which covered much of the Chicago South Side.

  3. 2009 Nobel Peace Prize - Wikipedia

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    The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to United States President Barack Obama (b. 1961) for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples". [1] The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the award on October 9, 2009, citing Obama's promotion of nuclear nonproliferation [2] and a "new climate" in ...

  4. Foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration - Wikipedia

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    e. The term Obama Doctrine is frequently used to describe the principles of US foreign policy under the Obama administration (2009–2017). He relied chiefly on his two highly experienced Secretaries of State — Hillary Clinton (2009–2013) and John Kerry (2013–2017)—and Vice President Joe Biden. Main themes include a reliance on ...

  5. List of awards and honors received by Barack Obama

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    Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, has received numerous honors in recognition of his career in politics.. Obama received the Norwegian Nobel Committee's Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, The Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education's Ambassador of Humanity Award in 2014, the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in 2017, and the Robert F. Kennedy Center for ...

  6. Barack Obama 2008 presidential election victory speech

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    Following his victory in the 2008 United States presidential election, then- President-elect Barack Obama gave his victory speech [1] at Grant Park in his home city of Chicago, [2] on November 4, 2008, before an estimated crowd of 240,000. [3] [4] Viewed on television and the Internet by millions of people around the globe, Obama's speech ...

  7. Presidency of Barack Obama - Wikipedia

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    Barack Obama 's tenure as the 44th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 2009, and ended on January 20, 2017. Obama, a Democrat from Illinois, took office following his victory over Republican nominee John McCain in the 2008 presidential election. Four years later, in the 2012 presidential election, he ...

  8. Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign - Wikipedia

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    On September 4, 2008, the Obama campaign announced they raised $10 million in the 24-hour period after Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin 's acceptance speech. The RNC reported raising $1 million in the same period. [92] On October 19, 2008, Obama's campaign announced a record fundraising total of $150 million for September 2008.

  9. Abraham Accords - Wikipedia

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    The Abraham Accords are bilateral agreements on Arab–Israeli normalization signed between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and between Israel and Bahrain on September 15, 2020. [1] [2] Mediated by the United States, the announcement of August 13, 2020, concerned Israel and the UAE before the subsequent announcement of an agreement between ...