Barack Obama 44th president-
- Background-
- Born in Hawaii
- graduated from Columbia College and Harvard law school
- was a community organizer in Chicago in mind 1980's
- was a college professor at eh university of Chicago Law school in 1990's
- was a civil rights lawyer from 1997-2004
- was a state senator from 2005-2008
- Election-
- 2008-
- Obama v. McCain
- Obama won
- 2012-
- Obama v. Romney
- won because he blamed everything on the previous president
- Romney wasn't popular
- 2008-
- Major Accomplishments-
- stopped use of "enhanced interrogation techniques"
- American recovery and reinvestment act of 2009- Economic stimulus package
- Got rid of the Don't ask Don't tell policy in the military
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act- Obama care
- ended war in iraq in 2010
- ending war in Afghanistan in 2014
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