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Barack ObamaFirst Presidential CampaignObama began his presidential campaign in 2007, and in _________________, after a close _____________________ campaign against Hilary Rodham ____________________________, he won the ______________________________ nominationOn August 23, he announced that Joe ___________________ (D-DE) would be his running mateHe ran against Republican candidate John ______________________ (R-AZ)On November 4, 2008, Obama ____________ the general election for the United States _____________________________Became the first __________________________ president in American historyThe presidential ________________________________ was on January 20, 2009Domestic PolicyLilly _____________________ Fair Pay Act of 2009 relaxed the statute of ______________________ for equal pay lawsuitsAppointed two women to the U.S. ______________________ Court – Sonia ______________________ and Elena ___________________2009 proposed new regulations on power plants, _____________________, and oil refineries in an attempt to limit ______________________________ gas emissionsMatthew ______________________ and James Byrd Jr. _____________ __________________ Prevention Act (2009) expands the 1969 U.S. federal hate crime law to include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived gender, ______________________ ________________________, gender identity, or disabilityHealth Care and ____________________ Reconciliation Act (2010) ends the process of the federal government giving ___________________________ to private banks to give out federally insured _______________ Don’t sk, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010 ended the policy of “___________ __________, _________________ _______________” that prevented ____________ and lesbian people from serving ___________________ in the United States ____________________ _____________________Economic PoliciesAmerican ____________________ and Reinvestment Act of 2009 $___________ billion economic ________________________ package aimed at helping the economy ___________________ from a deepening worldwide _____________________________Act included federal spending for ____________________ ______________, infrastructure, _______________________, tax breaks and ________________________, and direct assistance to individualsObama intervened in the troubled _______________________ industry by issuing loans to General Motors and ________________________Car Allowance Rebate System (“______________ _________ _________________”) temporarily boosted the economyHealth Care ReformObama called for Congress to pass legislation ______________________ the health care system in the United StatesHe proposed an expansion of health _____________________ coverage to cover the uninsured, to cap ____________________ increases, and to allow people to _________________ their coverage when they leave or change _______________His proposal was to spend $____________ billion over _______ years and included a government insurance plan to compete with the _____________________________ insurance sectorOn July 14, 2009, House __________________________ leaders introduced a plan for overhauling the U.S. health care system, which Obama wanted Congress to approve by the end of ____________November 7, 2009 a health care bill featuring the __________________ __________________ of insurance was passed in the HouseOn December 24, 2009, the ______________________ passed a bill of its own, ___________________ the public optionOn March 10, 2010, the _______________________ Protection and ________________________ Care Act passed in the Senate, and shortly after was passed in the HouseThis act includes health-related provisions to take effect over _______________ years, including expanding _________________________ eligibility, ____________________________ insurance premiums, providing _______________________ for businesses to provide health care benefits, prohibiting ___________________ of coverage and claims based on _________-__________________ conditions, prohibiting ____________________ coverage caps, and support for medical researchObama is still struggling with __________________________ on how to properly implement this health care plan todayGulf of Mexico Oil SpillOn April 20, 2010, an ________________________ destroyed an offshore drilling ____________ in the Gulf of Mexico causing a major sustained __________ _________________The well’s operator, ___________, initiated a _______________________ and cleanup plan, and began drilling two _______________ wells intended to stop the flowAfter multiple ______________________ attempts to stop the flow of oil, it was eventually placed under controlForeign PolicyObama has attempted to implement a ______________ type of American foreign policy in which the US is seen as more ___________________________ to other communitiesOn September 24, 2009, Obama became the first __________________ U.S. president to preside over a meeting of the United Nations _____________________ ______________________Iraq WarOn February 27, 2009, Obama announced that __________________ operations in Iraq would _________ within 18 mothsThe Obama administration scheduled the ______________________ of combat troops to be completed by August 2012, decreasing troop’s levels from 142,000 to a ________________________ force of ______________ until the end of 2011On August 31, 2010, Obama announced that the United States combat ______________________ in Iraq was ______________October 21, 2011 Obama announced that all U.S. troops would ____________________ Iraq in time to be “home for the ________________________”War in AfghanistanEarly in his presidency, Obama wanted to bolster U.S. troop _________________________ in AfghanistanHe announced an increase in troop levels of _________________ in February 2009He replaced General McKiernan with Lt. General ____________________ in May 2009 indicating that McChrystal’s ________________ ______________________ experience would facilitate the use of counterinsurgency tacticsOn December 1, 2009, Obama announced the deployment of ____________________ more troops to AfghanistanMcChrystal was replaced by General ______________________ in June 2010Death of Osama Bin LadenIntelligence developed by the _________________ determined what they believed to be the location of Osama Bin Laden in ___________________________________, PakistanAfter meeting with his national security advisors, Obama authorized a “surgical raid” of the compound by _________________ ____________________, SEAL Team SixThe operation took place on May 1, 2011, resulting in the __________________ of Bin Laden and the seizure of many __________________________, computer drives, and ________________ from the compoundBin Laden’s body was identified through ______________ testing and was given a burial at __________Second Presidential CampaignOn April 4, 2011, Obama announced his __________________________ campaign for 2012As the _____________________________ president, he ran virtually _______________________ in the Democratic Party presidential primariesThis time, Obama ran against ____________ ___________________, the former governor of Massachusetts, and his running mate, ______________ _____________________On November 6, 2012, Obama won _________________ electoral votes to be re-elected president of the United StatesGun ControlOn January 16, 2013, one month after the shooting at _________________ _________________ Elementary School, President Obama signed ____________ executive orders and outlined a series of sweeping proposals regarding ____________ ____________________He urged Congress to reintroduce an expired ban on “__________________-________________” assault weapons, impose limits on ammunition ________________________, introduce _____________________________ checks on all gun sales, pass a ban on possession and sale of ____________________-piercing bullets, and introduce harsher ____________________________ for gun-traffickers ................
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