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  2. 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 ...

  3. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Wikipedia

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    The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( ARRA) ( Pub. L. 111–5 (text) (PDF) ), nicknamed the Recovery Act, was a stimulus package enacted by the 111th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in February 2009. Developed in response to the Great Recession, the primary objective of this federal statute was to save ...

  4. Economic policy of the Barack Obama administration - Wikipedia

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    Overview Obama presents his first weekly address as President of the United States on January 24, 2009, discussing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Job Growth by U.S. president, measured as cumulative percentage change from month after inauguration to end of term. 2016 was the first year U.S. real (inflation-adjusted) median household income surpassed 1999 levels.

  5. Political positions of Barack Obama - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Barack Obama, President of the United States from 2009 to 2017, served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004. A member of the Democratic Party, he made his presidential run in 2008. He was elected President in 2008 and re-elected in 2012 . Obama has declared his position on ...

  6. Early life and career of Barack Obama - Wikipedia

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    Early life and career of Barack Obama. Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, was born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii [1] to Barack Obama, Sr. (1936–1982) (born in Oriang' Kogelo of Rachuonyo North District, [2] Kenya) and Stanley Ann Dunham, known as Ann (1942–1995) (born in Wichita, Kansas, United States).

  7. The Path to Prosperity - Wikipedia

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    The Path to Prosperity: Restoring America's Promise was the Republican Party 's budget proposal for the federal government of the United States in the fiscal year 2012. It was succeeded in March 2012 by "The Path to Prosperity: A Blueprint for American Renewal", [1] the Republican budget proposal for 2013. Representative Paul Ryan, Chairman of ...

  8. Affordable Care Act - Wikipedia

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    No. 20-219, 596 U.S. ___ (2022) The Affordable Care Act ( ACA ), formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( PPACA) and colloquially as Obamacare, is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010.

  9. Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Wikipedia

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    On February 10, 2009, the newly confirmed Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner outlined his plan to use the $300 billion (~$414 billion in 2023) or so dollars remaining in the TARP funds. He mentioned that the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve wanted to help fund private investors to buy toxic assets from banks, but few details have yet ...