Obama
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Barack (Hussein), Jr. born 1961, 44th president of the U.S. 2009–17.
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Michelle Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, born 1964, U.S. First Lady 2009–17 (wife of Barack Obama).
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Michelle Obama, an attorney who graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School, focused on the relatively uncontroversial topics of healthy eating and nutrition.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026
The U.S. handed over its major Syrian military bases to the government earlier this year, nearly a decade after the Obama administration first sent troops to the country to fight Islamic State.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
The country's first black president, Barack Obama, reshared excerpts of a recent speech he made at his presidential museum's opening.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026
He has examined threat letters sent to past U.S. presidents including George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
All eyes are fixed on people like Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey, who have defied the odds and risen to power, fame, and fortune.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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