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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: tejek who wrote (863115)6/6/2015 10:40:47 PM
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Domestic accomplishments of President Obama: Signed economic stimulus legislation like the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Stimulus) and the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 into law in response to the Great Recession of 2008 Signed the Dodd?-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in 2010, strengthening financial regulations to an extent not seen since the Great Depression Pushed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) overhauling the nation's health insurance system through Congress in 2010 Signed the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 and became the first sitting U.S. president to publicly support same-sex marriage Repealed a Bush-era policy preventing federal tax dollars from being used to fund research on new lines of embryonic stem cells Signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ending the role of private banks in lending out federally insured student loans

Foreign policy accomplishments of President Obama: Ended US military involvement in the Iraq War and increased US troop levels in Afghanistan Substantially increased the number of drone strikes targeting suspected terrorists around the world Ordered U.S. military involvement in Libya following a popular revolt against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi Authorized the military operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden in 2011 Signed the New START arms control treaty with Russia reducing the number of long-range weapons held by both countries

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