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   Presidential transition of Barack Obama

   Barack Obama said he hoped to sign the stimulus package into law soon after taking office on Jan. 20. ... A Metro spokesperson warned that the subway system "will be utterly overwhelmed."
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   Political positions of Barack Obama

   "My plan fully closes the Enron loophole and restores common-sense regulation," Obama said. ... He has pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050 by creating a market-based cap-and-trade system.
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   Barack Obama

   Announcing his presidential campaign's energy plan in October 2007, Obama proposed a cap and trade auction system to restrict carbon emissions and a ten year program of investments in new energy sources to reduce U.S. dependence on imported oil. ... Obama said that "we're still locked in this notion that if you appeal to white folks then there must be something wrong."
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   Barack Obama presidential primary campaign, 2008

   In the book, Obama said "Pot had helped, and booze. ... Obama explained that Illinois had a different system than Congress and that 'present' votes had a different function and use in the Illinois Senate.
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   National missile defense

   "There has been some expectation that there will be some point at which it is operational and not something else these expectations are not unknown, if Congress pours more attention and funding to this system, it can be operational relatively quick." ... Barack Obama said he supported shifting federal resources away from an “unproven missile defense system” to proven technologies.
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   Foreign policy of the United States

   The system became known as "Star Wars". ... Barack Obama said he's supported shifting federal resources away from an “unproven missile defense system” to proven technologies.
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   Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008

   Obama explained his decision to opt out of the public financing system, saying, "public financing of presidential elections as it exists today is broken, and we face opponents who've become masters at gaming this broken system." ... ↑ "The truth about Barack's birth certificate", Obama for America.
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   Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

   Then Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said any bailout must include plans to recover the money, and protect working families and big financial institutions and be crafted to prevent such a crisis from happening again. ... "The primary purpose of the bill was to protect our financial system from collapse," Secretary Henry Paulson told the House Financial Services Committee, "The rescue package was not intended to be an economic stimulus or an economic recovery package."
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   International reaction to the United States presidential election, 2008

   Kosovo - Prime Minister Hashim Thaci sent a letter to Obama congratulating him on his win, calling the elections "historic" and saying, "The election of the 44th American president showed a noble electoral campaign and displayed the best democratic values of the United States." ... Slovakia's foreign ministry said issued a statement saying "We believe that the new president will, through international cooperation and partnership, help deal with global challenges such as the financial crisis, terrorism, energy safety, global warming, famine and poverty".
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    Proposed bailout of United States financial system (2008)

    Proponents of the plan argue that the urgent, dramatic intervention called for by the plan is vital to prevent further erosion of confidence in the U.S. credit markets and that failure to act could lead to a significant downturn in the economy. ... Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said any bailout must include plans to recover the money, and protect working families and big financial institutions and be crafted to prevent such a crisis from happening again.

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• Presidential transition of Barack Obama,
• Political positions of Barack Obama,
• Barack Obama,
• Barack Obama presidential primary campaign, 2008,
• National missile defense,
• Foreign policy of the United States,
• Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008,
• Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008,
• International reaction to the United States presidential election, 2008,
• Proposed bailout of United States financial system (2008)