Cabinet of Barack Obama, the Glossary

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1. 380 relations: ABC News (United States), Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Administrator of the Small Business Administration, AFL-CIO, Al Franken, Alabama, Alan Krueger, Alaska, Ali Abunimah, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Angus King, Anthony Foxx, Appointments Clause, Arizona, Arkansas, Arne Duncan, Ash Carter, Asian Americans, Associated Press, Austan Goolsbee, Barack Obama, Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign, BBC News, Ben Bernanke, Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton, Bill Richardson, Bill Ritter, Biotechnology Innovation Organization, Bloomberg L.P., Bloomberg News, Blue-collar worker, Bob McDonald (businessman), Bureau of Land Management, Cabinet of Donald Trump, Cabinet of the United States, California, CBS News, Central Intelligence Agency, Chicago Sun-Times, Chinese Americans, Christina Romer, Christopher Hitchens, Chuck Hagel, Clinton Foundation, Clinton Presidential Center, Clinton–Lewinsky scandal, CNBC, CNN, ... Expand index (330 more) »

2. Cabinet of United States Presidents
3. Cabinets disestablished in 2017
4. Cabinets established in 2009

ABC News (United States)

ABC News is the news division of the American television network ABC.

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Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is the head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and is thus responsible for enforcing the nation's Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, as well as numerous other environmental statutes.

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Administrator of the Small Business Administration

The administrator of the Small Business Administration is the head of the Small Business Administration of the United States.

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AFL-CIO

The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a national trade union center that is the largest federation of unions in the United States.

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Al Franken

Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American politician and comedian who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018.

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Alabama

Alabama is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Alan Krueger

Alan Bennett Krueger (September 17, 1960 – March 16, 2019) was an American economist who was the James Madison Professor of Political Economy at Princeton University and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Alan Krueger are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Alaska

Alaska is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America.

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Ali Abunimah

Ali Hasan Abunimah (علي حسن ابو نعمة, Arabic:; born December 29, 1971) is a Palestinian-American journalist who has been described as "the leading American proponent of a one-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict".

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American Farm Bureau Federation

The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), more informally called the American Farm Bureau (AFB) or simply the Farm Bureau, is a United States-based 501(c)(5) tax-exempt agricultural organization and lobbying group.

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), nicknamed the Recovery Act, was a stimulus package enacted by the 111th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in February 2009.

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Angus King

Angus Stanley King Jr. (born March 31, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Maine since 2013.

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Anthony Foxx

Anthony Renard Foxx (born April 30, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States Secretary of Transportation from 2013 to 2017. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Anthony Foxx are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Appointments Clause

The Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution empowers the President of the United States to nominate and, with the advice and consent (confirmation) of the United States Senate, appoint public officials.

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Arizona

Arizona (Hoozdo Hahoodzo; Alĭ ṣonak) is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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Arkansas

Arkansas is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States.

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Arne Duncan

Arne Starkey Duncan (born November 6, 1964) is an American educator and former professional basketball player who served as United States Secretary of Education from 2009 to 2015 and as Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools from 2001 to 2008. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Arne Duncan are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Ash Carter

Ashton Baldwin Carter (September 24, 1954 – October 24, 2022) was an American government official and academic who served as the 25th United States secretary of defense from February 2015 to January 2017. Cabinet of Barack Obama and ash Carter are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Asian Americans

Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry (including naturalized Americans who are immigrants from specific regions in Asia and descendants of those immigrants).

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Austan Goolsbee

Austan Dean Goolsbee (born August 18, 1969) is an American economist and writer. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Austan Goolsbee are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

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Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign

Barack Obama, then junior United States senator from Illinois, announced his candidacy for president of the United States on February 10, 2007, in Springfield, Illinois.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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Ben Bernanke

Ben Shalom Bernanke (born December 13, 1953) is an American economist who served as the 14th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014.

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Bernie Sanders

Bernard Sanders (born September8, 1941) is an American politician and activist who is the senior United States senator from Vermont.

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Bill Clinton

William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

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Bill Richardson

William Blaine Richardson III (November 15, 1947 – September 1, 2023) was an American politician, author, and diplomat who served as the 30th governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011.

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Bill Ritter

August William Ritter Jr. (born September 6, 1956) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 41st Governor of Colorado from 2007 to 2011.

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Biotechnology Innovation Organization

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is the largest advocacy association in the world representing the biotechnology industry.

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Bloomberg L.P.

Bloomberg L.P. is a privately held financial, software, data, and media company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

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Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News (originally Bloomberg Business News) is an international news agency headquartered in New York City and a division of Bloomberg L.P. Content produced by Bloomberg News is disseminated through Bloomberg Terminals, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets, Bloomberg.com, and Bloomberg's mobile platforms.

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Blue-collar worker

A blue-collar worker is a working class person who performs manual labor or skilled trades.

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Bob McDonald (businessman)

Robert Alan McDonald (born June 20, 1953) served as the eighth United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Bob McDonald (businessman) are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Bureau of Land Management

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering U.S. federal lands.

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Cabinet of Donald Trump

Donald Trump assumed office as president of the United States on January 20, 2017, and his term ended on January 20, 2021. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Cabinet of Donald Trump are cabinet of United States Presidents.

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Cabinet of the United States

The Cabinet of the United States is the principal official advisory body to the president of the United States.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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CBS News

CBS News is the news division of the American television and radio broadcaster CBS.

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Central Intelligence Agency

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), known informally as the Agency, metonymously as Langley and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT) and conducting covert action through its Directorate of Operations.

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Chicago Sun-Times

The Chicago Sun-Times is a daily nonprofit newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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Chinese Americans

Chinese Americans are Americans of Chinese ancestry.

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Christina Romer

Christina Duckworth Romer (née Duckworth; born December 25, 1958) is the Class of 1957 Garff B. Wilson Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley and a former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Obama administration. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Christina Romer are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Eric Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011) was a British and American author, journalist, and educator.

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Chuck Hagel

Charles Timothy Hagel (born October 4, 1946), Associated Press, published in The News-Times, December 17, 2012. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Chuck Hagel are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Clinton Foundation

The Clinton Foundation (founded in 2001 as the William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation, and renamed in 2013 as the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation) is a nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. tax code.

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Clinton Presidential Center

The William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library of Bill Clinton, who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

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Clinton–Lewinsky scandal

The Clinton–Lewinsky scandal was a sex scandal involving Bill Clinton, the president of the United States, and Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern.

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CNBC

CNBC is an American business news channel owned by NBCUniversal News Group, a unit of Comcast's NBCUniversal.

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CNN

Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.

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Colorado

Colorado (other variants) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Congressional Record

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress, published by the United States Government Publishing Office and issued when Congress is in session.

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Connecticut

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Constitution of the United States

The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States.

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector.

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Corn Refiners Association

The Corn Refiners Association (CRA) is a trade association based in Washington, D.C. It represents the corn refining industry in the United States.

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Council of Economic Advisers

The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is a United States agency within the Executive Office of the President established in 1946, which advises the president of the United States on economic policy.

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Counselor to the President

Counselor to the President is a title used by high-ranking political advisors to the president of the United States and senior members of the White House Office.

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Crain Communications

Crain Communications Inc is an American multi-industry publishing conglomerate based in Detroit, Michigan, United States, with 13 non-US subsidiaries.

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David Petraeus

David Howell Petraeus --> (born November 7, 1952) is a retired United States Army general and public official.

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David Vitter

David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American politician, attorney, and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator from Louisiana from 2005 to 2017.

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Delaware

Delaware is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern region of the United States.

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Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! is an hour-long TV, radio, and Internet news program based in Manhattan and hosted by journalists Amy Goodman (who also acts as the show's executive producer), Juan González, and Nermeen Shaikh.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Denis McDonough

Denis Richard McDonough (born December 2, 1969) is an American government official serving under President Joe Biden since 2021 as the eleventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Denis McDonough are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Deputy National Security Advisor

The United States Deputy National Security Advisor is a member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and the United States National Security Council, serving under the President's National Security Advisor.

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Designated survivor

In the United States, a designated survivor (or designated successor) is a person in the presidential line of succession who is kept distant from others in the line when they are gathered together, to reduce the chance that everyone in the line will be unable to take over the presidency in a catastrophic or mass-casualty event.

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Dick Cheney

Richard Bruce Cheney (born January 30, 1941) is an American retired politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush.

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Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

The director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA) is a statutory office that functions as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, which in turn is a part of the United States Intelligence Community.

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Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is a high level civilian official in the United States Department of Homeland Security.

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Dirk Kempthorne

Dirk Arthur Kempthorne (born October 29, 1951) is an American politician who served as the 49th United States Secretary of the Interior from 2006 to 2009 under President George W. Bush.

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Divided government in the United States

In the United States, divided government describes a situation in which one party controls the White House (executive branch), while another party controls one or both houses of the United States Congress (legislative branch).

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East Room

The East Room is an event and reception room in the Executive Residence, which is a building of the White House complex, the home of the president of the United States.

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Ed Schafer

Edward Thomas Schafer (born August 8, 1946) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 30th governor of North Dakota from 1992 to 2000 and as the 29th United States secretary of agriculture from 2008 to 2009 under President George W. Bush.

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Elaine Chao

Elaine Lan Chao (born March 26, 1953) is an American businesswoman and former government official who served as United States secretary of labor in the administration of George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009 and as United States Secretary of Transportation in the administration of Donald Trump from 2017 to 2021.

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Employee Free Choice Act

The Employee Free Choice Act is the name for several legislative bills on US labor law (.) which have been proposed and sometimes introduced into one or both chambers of the U.S. Congress.

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Enhanced interrogation techniques

"Enhanced interrogation techniques" or "enhanced interrogation" was a program of systematic torture of detainees by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and various components of the U.S. Armed Forces at remote sites around the world—including Bagram, Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib, and Bucharest—authorized by officials of the George W.

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Environmental Defense Fund

Environmental Defense Fund or EDF (formerly known as Environmental Defense) is a United States-based nonprofit environmental advocacy group.

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Eric Holder

Eric Himpton Holder Jr. (born January 21, 1951) is an American lawyer who served as the 82nd United States attorney general from 2009 to 2015. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Eric Holder are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Eric Shinseki

Eric Ken Shinseki (Shinseki Ken, born November 28, 1942) is a retired United States Army general who served as the seventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2009–2014) and the 34th Chief of Staff of the Army (1999–2003). Cabinet of Barack Obama and Eric Shinseki are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Ernest Moniz

Ernest Jeffrey Moniz, GCIH (born December 22, 1944) is an American nuclear physicist and former government official. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Ernest Moniz are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Executive Office of the President of the United States

The Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP) comprises the offices and agencies that support the work of the president at the center of the executive branch of the United States federal government.

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Federal Reserve Bank of New York

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is one of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks of the United States.

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Federal Reserve Board of Governors

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, commonly known as the Federal Reserve Board, is the main governing body of the Federal Reserve System.

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First inauguration of Barack Obama

The first inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States took place on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The 56th inauguration, which set a record attendance for any event held in the city, marked the commencement of the first term of Barack Obama as president and Joe Biden as vice president. Cabinet of Barack Obama and first inauguration of Barack Obama are presidency of Barack Obama.

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Florida

Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Foreign policy

Foreign policy, also known as external policy, is the set of strategies and actions a state employs in its interactions with other states, unions, and international entities.

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Foreign Policy

Foreign Policy is an American news publication founded in 1970 focused on global affairs, current events, and domestic and international policy.

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Gary Locke

Gary Faye Locke (born January 21, 1950) is an American politician, attorney, and former diplomat from the state of Washington. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Gary Locke are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Gene Karpinski

Gene Karpinski (born January 14, 1952) is the president of the League of Conservation Voters.

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General Counsel of the Department of Defense

The general counsel of the Department of Defense is the chief legal officer of the Department of Defense (DoD), advising both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary on all legal matters and services, and providing legal advice to Office of the Secretary of Defense organizations and, as appropriate, other DOD components.

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Genetic engineering

Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification or genetic manipulation, is the modification and manipulation of an organism's genes using technology.

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Genetically modified crops

Genetically modified crops (GM crops) are plants used in agriculture, the DNA of which has been modified using genetic engineering methods.

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George H. W. Bush

George Herbert Walker BushAfter the 1990s, he became more commonly known as George H. W. Bush, "Bush Senior," "Bush 41," and even "Bush the Elder" to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd U.S. president from 2001 to 2009; previously, he was usually referred to simply as George Bush.

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George W. Bush

George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009.

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Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia, officially the State of Georgia, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Gil Kerlikowske

Richard Gil Kerlikowske (born November 23, 1949) is a former Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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Gina McCarthy

Regina McCarthy (born May 3, 1954) is an American air quality expert who served as the first White House national climate advisor from 2021 to 2022. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Gina McCarthy are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Guantanamo Bay detention camp

The Guantanamo Bay detention camp,Centro de detención de la bahía de Guantánamo is a United States military prison within Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB), also called GTMO (pronounced Gitmo /ˈɡɪtmoʊ/ ''GIT-moh'') on the coast of Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

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H-2A visa

An H-2A visa allows a foreign national worker into the United States for temporary agricultural work.

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Hardball with Chris Matthews

Hardball with Chris Matthews is an American television talk show that was hosted by Chris Matthews.

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Hawaii

Hawaii (Hawaii) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland.

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Henry Paulson

Henry "Hank" Merritt Paulson Jr. (born March 28, 1946) is an American investment banker and financier who served as the 74th United States Secretary of the Treasury from 2006 to 2009.

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Hilda Solis

Hilda Lucia Solis (born October 20, 1957) is an American politician and a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 1st district. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Hilda Solis are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Hillary Clinton

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 67th United States secretary of state in the administration of Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a U.S. senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009, and as the first lady of the United States to former president Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Hit and run

In traffic laws, a hit and run or a hit-and-run is the criminal act of causing a traffic collision and not stopping afterwards.

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Idaho

Idaho is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Idaho Statesman

The Idaho Statesman is the daily newspaper of Boise, Idaho, in the western United States.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Illinois Senate

The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the State of Illinois in the United States.

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Illinois's 13th Senate district

Illinois’ 13th Senate district is one of 59 districts in the Illinois Senate.

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Independent politician

An independent, non-partisan politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association.

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Indiana

Indiana is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Internal Revenue Service

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the revenue service for the United States federal government, which is responsible for collecting U.S. federal taxes and administering the Internal Revenue Code, the main body of the federal statutory tax law.

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International Monetary Fund

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution funded by 190 member countries, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is regarded as the global lender of last resort to national governments, and a leading supporter of exchange-rate stability.

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Iowa

Iowa is a doubly landlocked state in the upper Midwestern region of the United States.

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Israeli–Palestinian peace process

Intermittent discussions are held by various parties and proposals put forward in an attempt to resolve the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict through a peace process.

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Jack Lew

Jacob Joseph Lew (born August 29, 1955) is an American attorney and diplomat serving as the United States ambassador to Israel. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Jack Lew are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Jan Brewer

Janice Kay Brewer (née Drinkwine, formerly Warren; born September 26, 1944) is an American politician and author who served as the 22nd governor of Arizona from 2009 to 2015.

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Janet Napolitano

Janet Ann Napolitano (born November 29, 1957) is an American politician, lawyer, and academic administrator. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Janet Napolitano are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Jared Bernstein

Jared Bernstein (born December 26, 1955) is an American government official who is the chair of the United States Council of Economic Advisers.

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Jason Furman

Jason Furman (born August 18, 1970) is an American economist and professor at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and a nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Jason Furman are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Jay Carney

Jay Carney (born May 22, 1965) is an American public relations officer, political advisor, and journalist who served as the United States' White House Press Secretary from 2011 to 2014, and Amazon's Senior Vice President of Global Corporate Affairs from 2015 to 2022.

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Jeff Zients

Jeffrey Dunston Zients (born November 12, 1966) is an American business executive and a government official in the administration of U.S. president Joe Biden. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Jeff Zients are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Jeh Johnson

Jeh Charles Johnson ("Jay"; born September 11, 1957) is an American lawyer and former government official. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Jeh Johnson are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Jesse Helms

Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician.

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Jim Inhofe

James Mountain Inhofe (November 17, 1934 – July 9, 2024) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Oklahoma from 1994 to 2023.

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Jim Oberstar

James Louis Oberstar (September 10, 1934 – May 3, 2014) was an American politician and Congressman who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2011.

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Joe Biden

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States since 2021. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Joe Biden are Obama administration cabinet members.

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John Bryson

John Edgar Bryson (born July 24, 1943) is an American lawyer who was United States Secretary of Commerce from 2011 to 2012, the 37th person to hold the post since its establishment in 1913. Cabinet of Barack Obama and John Bryson are Obama administration cabinet members.

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John Cornyn

John Cornyn III (born February 2, 1952) is an American politician, attorney, and former jurist serving as the senior United States senator from Texas, a seat he has held since 2002.

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John Kerry

John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 in the administration of Barack Obama. Cabinet of Barack Obama and John Kerry are Obama administration cabinet members.

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John King Jr.

John B. King Jr. (born January 5, 1975) is an American educator, civil servant, and former state and federal government official who is the 15th Chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY). Cabinet of Barack Obama and John King Jr. are Obama administration cabinet members.

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John Lynch (New Hampshire governor)

John Hayden Lynch (born November 25, 1952) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 80th governor of New Hampshire from 2005 to 2013.

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John McCain

John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018.

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John P. Walters

John P. Walters (born February 8, 1952) is the president and chief executive officer of Hudson Institute; he was appointed in January 2021.

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John Paul Stevens

John Paul Stevens (April 20, 1920 – July 16, 2019) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1975 to 2010.

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Judd Gregg

Judd Alan Gregg (born February 14, 1947) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 76th governor of New Hampshire from 1989 to 1993 and a United States senator from New Hampshire from 1993 to 2011 where he was Chairman of the Health Committee and the Budget Committee.

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Judy Chu

Judy May Chu (born July 7, 1953) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for.

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Judy Woodruff

Judy Carline Woodruff (born November 20, 1946) is an American broadcast journalist who has worked in local, network, cable, and public television news since 1970.

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Julian Castro

Julián Castro (born September 16, 1974) is an American lawyer and politician from San Antonio, Texas. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Julian Castro are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Kansas

Kansas is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Karen Mills

Karen Gordon Mills (born September 14, 1953) is an American businessperson and former government official who served as the 23rd Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Cabinet of Barack Obama and Karen Mills are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Kathleen Sebelius

Kathleen Sebelius (née Gilligan, born May 15, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 21st United States Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2009 until 2014. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Kathleen Sebelius are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Ken Salazar

Kenneth Lee Salazar (born March 2, 1955) is an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat who is the United States ambassador to Mexico. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Ken Salazar are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Kentucky

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Kieran Suckling

Kierán Suckling (born 1964) is an American environmental activist who is one of the founders and the executive director of the Center for Biological Diversity, a nonprofit conservation group known for its protection of endangered species, wilderness, clean air, and clean water.

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League of Conservation Voters

The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) is an American environmental advocacy group.

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Leon Panetta

Leon Edward Panetta (born June 28, 1938) is an American retired politician and government official who has served under several Democratic administrations as Secretary of Defense (2011–2013), director of the CIA (2009–2011), White House Chief of Staff (1994–1997), director of the Office of Management and Budget (1993–1994), and as a U.S. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Leon Panetta are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Lieutenant governor (United States)

A lieutenant governor is an official in state governments of 45 out of 50 of the United States.

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Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Olin Graham (born July 9, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003.

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Lisa P. Jackson

Lisa Perez Jackson (born February 8, 1962) is an American chemical engineer who served as the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from 2009 to 2013. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Lisa P. Jackson are Obama administration cabinet members.

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List of ambassadors of the United States to the United Nations

The United States ambassador to the United Nations is the leader of the U.S. delegation, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.

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List of education ministries

An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education.

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List of female United States Cabinet members

The Cabinet of the United States, which is the principal advisory body to the President of the United States, has had 65 female members altogether, with seven of them serving in multiple positions for a total of 72 cabinet appointments.

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List of governors of Iowa

The governor of Iowa is the head of government of the U.S. state of Iowa.

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List of governors of Washington

The governor of Washington is the head of government of Washington and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

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List of mayors of San Antonio

The following is a list of mayors of San Antonio, Texas.

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List of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation

This is a list of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation.

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Loretta Lynch

Loretta Elizabeth Lynch (born May 21, 1959) is an American lawyer who served as the 83rd attorney general of the United States from 2015 to 2017. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Loretta Lynch are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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Louisiana

Louisiana (Louisiane; Luisiana; Lwizyàn) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.

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Maine

Maine is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Lower 48.

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Majority government

A majority government is a government by one or more governing parties that hold an absolute majority of seats in a legislature.

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Manuel Lujan Jr.

Manuel Archibald Lujan Jr. (May 12, 1928 – April 25, 2019) was an American politician from New Mexico who sat in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from 1969 to 1989 and was the United States secretary of the interior from 1989 to 1993.

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Maria Contreras-Sweet

Maria Contreras-Sweet (born 1955) is an American businesswoman and former government official who served as the 24th Administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2014 to 2017. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Maria Contreras-Sweet are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Marquis Who's Who

Marquis Who's Who, also known as A.N. Marquis Company, is an American publisher of a number of directories containing short biographies.

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Maryland

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts (script), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina

The office of the Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina is currently held by Democrat Vi Lyles, who took office in December 2017 after defeating Republican Kenny Smith in the November election.

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Mayor of Chicago

The mayor of Chicago is the chief executive of city government in Chicago, Illinois, the third-largest city in the United States.

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McClatchy

The McClatchy Company, or simply McClatchy, is an American publishing company incorporated under Delaware's General Corporation Law.

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Meet the Press

Meet the Press is a weekly American television Sunday morning talk show broadcast on NBC.

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Michael Bennet

Michael Farrand Bennet (born November 28, 1964) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Colorado, a seat he has held since 2009.

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Michael Froman

Michael Braverman Goodman Froman (born August 20, 1962) is an American lawyer who is the current president of the Council on Foreign Relations. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Michael Froman are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Michelle Malkin

Michelle Malkin (Maglalang; born October 20, 1970) is an American conservative political commentator.

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Michigan

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.

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Middle class

The middle class refers to a class of people in the middle of a social hierarchy, often defined by occupation, income, education, or social status.

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Mike Enzi

Michael Bradley Enzi (February 1, 1944 – July 26, 2021) was an American politician who served in the United States Senate from Wyoming as a member of the Republican Party from 1997 to 2021.

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Mike Johanns

Michael Owen Johanns (born June 18, 1950) is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Nebraska from 2009 to 2015.

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Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States.

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Mississippi

Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Missouri

Missouri is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Mitch McConnell

Addison Mitchell McConnell III (born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and retired attorney who has been serving as senate minority leader since 2021 and the senior United States senator from Kentucky since 1985, the longest serving senator in his state's history.

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Montana

Montana is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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National Archives and Records Administration

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government within the executive branch, charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records.

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National Farmers Union (United States)

National Farmers Union (officially Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America) is a national federation of state Farmers Union organizations in the United States.

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National Jewish Democratic Council

The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) was a political lobbying organization that advocated within the Democratic Party for viewpoints aligned with the American Jewish community and in support of the state of Israel, and within the political process generally, between 1990 and about 2016.

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National Park Service

The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government, within the U.S. Department of the Interior.

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National security

National security, or national defence (national defense in American English), is the security and defence of a sovereign state, including its citizens, economy, and institutions, which is regarded as a duty of government.

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National Security Advisor (United States)

The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (APNSA), commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor (NSA),The National Security Advisor and Staff: p. 1.

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NBC

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.

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NBC News

NBC News is the news division of the American broadcast television network NBC.

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NBCNews.com

NBCNews.com, formerly known as msnbc.com, is a news website owned and operated by NBCUniversal as the online arm of NBC News.

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Nebraska

Nebraska is a triply landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Nevada

Nevada is a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States.

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New Castle County, Delaware

New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex).

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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New Jersey

New Jersey is a state situated within both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.

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New Mexico

New Mexico (Nuevo MéxicoIn Peninsular Spanish, a spelling variant, Méjico, is also used alongside México. According to the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas by Royal Spanish Academy and Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, the spelling version with J is correct; however, the spelling with X is recommended, as it is the one that is used in Mexican Spanish.; Yootó Hahoodzo) is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York Daily News

The New York Daily News, officially titled the Daily News, is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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Newt Gingrich

Newton Leroy Gingrich (né McPherson; born June 17, 1943) is an American politician and author who served as the 50th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999.

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North American Free Trade Agreement

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA; Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte, TLCAN; Accord de libre-échange nord-américain, ALÉNA) was an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States that created a trilateral trade bloc in North America.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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North Dakota

North Dakota is a landlocked U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux.

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NPR

National Public Radio (NPR, stylized as npr) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.

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NSA warrantless surveillance (2001–2007)

NSA warrantless surveillance — also commonly referred to as "warrantless-wiretapping" or "-wiretaps" — was the surveillance of persons within the United States, including U.S. citizens, during the collection of notionally foreign intelligence by the National Security Agency (NSA) as part of the Terrorist Surveillance Program.

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Office of Management and Budget

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP).

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Office of National Drug Control Policy

The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) is a component of the Executive Office of the President of the United States.

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Office of the United States Trade Representative

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is an agency of the United States federal government responsible for developing and promoting American trade policy.

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Ohio

Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Oil shale

Oil shale is an organic-rich fine-grained sedimentary rock containing kerogen (a solid mixture of organic chemical compounds) from which liquid hydrocarbons can be produced.

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma (Choctaw: Oklahumma) is a state in the South Central region of the United States.

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Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Patrick Leahy

Patrick Joseph Leahy, (born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who represented Vermont in the United States Senate from 1975 to 2023.

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Patriot Act

The USA PATRIOT Act (commonly known as the Patriot Act) was a landmark Act of the United States Congress, signed into law by President George W. Bush.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch), is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.

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Penny Pritzker

Penny Sue Pritzker (born May 2, 1959) is an American billionaire heiress, businesswoman and civic leader who served as the 38th United States secretary of commerce in the Obama administration from 2013 to 2017. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Penny Pritzker are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Pete Rouse

Peter Mikami Rouse (born April 15, 1946) is an American political consultant who served as interim White House Chief of Staff to U.S. President Barack Obama. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Pete Rouse are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Peter R. Orszag

Peter Richard Orszag (born December 16, 1968) is an American business executive and former government official. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Peter R. Orszag are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Politico

Politico (stylized in all caps), known originally as The Politico, is an American political digital newspaper company.

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Presidency of Barack Obama

Barack Obama's tenure as the 44th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 2009, and ended on January 20, 2017.

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Presidency of George W. Bush

George W. Bush's tenure as the 43rd president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 2001, and ended on January 20, 2009.

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President of the United States

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Presidential transition of Barack Obama

The presidential transition of Barack Obama began when he won the United States presidential election on November 4, 2008, and became the president-elect. Cabinet of Barack Obama and presidential transition of Barack Obama are presidency of Barack Obama.

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Procter & Gamble

The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is an American multinational consumer goods corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble.

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Rahm Emanuel

Rahm Israel Emanuel (born November 29, 1959) is an American politician and diplomat currently serving as United States ambassador to Japan. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Rahm Emanuel are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Rand Beers

Robert Rand Brittingham Beers (born November 30, 1942) is an American government official. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Rand Beers are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Ray LaHood

Raymond H. LaHood (born December 6, 1945) is an American politician who served as the 16th United States Secretary of Transportation from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Ray LaHood are Obama administration cabinet members.

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RealClearPolitics

RealClearPolitics (RCP) is an American political news website and polling data aggregator.

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Rebecca Blank

Rebecca Margaret Blank (September 19, 1955 – February 17, 2023) was an American economist and academic administrator. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Rebecca Blank are Obama administration cabinet members.

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REI

Recreational Equipment, Inc., doing business as REI, is an American retail and outdoor recreation services corporation.

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Renminbi

The renminbi (symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB), also known as Chinese Yuan is the official currency of the People's Republic of China.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Reuters

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island (pronounced "road") is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Richard Cordray

Richard Adams Cordray (born May 3, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician who is the outgoing COO of Federal Student Aid in the United States Department of Education.

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Robert Gates

Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is an American intelligence analyst and university president who served as the 22nd United States secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Robert Gates are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Ron Kirk

Ronald Kirk (born June 27, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States Trade Representative from 2009 to 2013, as the 97th Secretary of State of Texas, and as the 56th Mayor of Dallas from 1995 to 2002. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Ron Kirk are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Ron Klain

Ronald Alan Klain (born August 8, 1961) is an American attorney, political consultant, and former lobbyist who served as White House chief of staff under President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2023. A Democrat, Klain previously served as chief of staff to two vice presidents: Al Gore from 1995 to 1999 and Biden from 2009 to 2011.

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Roy Blunt

Roy Dean Blunt (born January 10, 1950) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Missouri from 2011 to 2023.

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Running mate

A running mate is a person running together with another person on a joint ticket during an election.

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Sally Jewell

Sarah Margaret "Sally" Roffey Jewell (born February 21, 1956) is an American business executive and environmentalist who served as the 51st United States secretary of the interior in the Obama administration from 2013 to 2017. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Sally Jewell are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Salon.com

Salon is an American politically progressive and liberal news and opinion website created in 1995.

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Sam Nunn

Samuel Augustus Nunn Jr. (born September 8, 1938) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Georgia (1972–1997) as a member of the Democratic Party.

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Samantha Power

Samantha Jane Power (born September 21, 1970) is a British-American journalist, diplomat, and government official who is currently serving as the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Samantha Power are Obama administration cabinet members.

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San Antonio

San Antonio (Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio, the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 2.6 million people in the 2020 US census.

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Saxbe fix

The Saxbe fix, or salary rollback, is a mechanism by which the president of the United States, in appointing a current or former member of the United States Congress whose elected term has not yet expired, can avoid the restriction of the United States Constitution's Ineligibility Clause.

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Second inauguration of Barack Obama

The second inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States was the 57th inauguration, marking the commencement of his second and final term, with Joe Biden as vice president. Cabinet of Barack Obama and second inauguration of Barack Obama are presidency of Barack Obama.

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Seizure

A seizure is a period of symptoms due to abnormally excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.

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Senate hold

In the United States Senate, a hold is a parliamentary procedure permitted by the Standing Rules of the United States Senate which allows one or more Senators to prevent a motion to proceed with consideration of a certain manner from reaching a vote on the Senate floor, as no motion may be brought for consideration on the Senate floor without unanimous consent (unless cloture is invoked on the said motion).

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September 11 attacks

The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001.

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Shaun Donovan

Shaun Lawrence Sarda Donovan (born January 24, 1966) is an American government official and housing specialist who served as United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2009 to 2014, and Director of the US Office of Management and Budget from 2014 to 2017. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Shaun Donovan are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Sky News

Sky News is a British free-to-air television news channel and organisation.

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Small Business Administration

The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent agency of the United States government that provides support to entrepreneurs and small businesses.

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South Carolina

South Carolina is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States.

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South Dakota

South Dakota (Sioux: Dakȟóta itókaga) is a landlocked state in the North Central region of the United States.

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Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives.

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Star Tribune

The Star Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, within New York City.

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Steven Chu

Steven Chu in atomic physics and laser spectroscopy, including the first observation of parity non-conservation in atoms, excitation and precision spectroscopy of positronium, and the optical confinement and cooling of atoms. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Steven Chu are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Supermajority

A supermajority (also called supra-majority, supramajority, qualified majority, or special majority) is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level of support which is greater than the threshold of more than one-half used for a simple majority.

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Susan Rice

Susan Elizabeth Rice (born November 17, 1964) is an American diplomat, policy advisor, and public official. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Susan Rice are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Swing state

In American politics, a swing state (also known as battleground state, toss-up state, or purple state) is any state that could reasonably be won by either the Democratic or Republican candidate in a statewide election, most often referring to presidential elections, by a swing in votes.

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Sylvia Mathews Burwell

Sylvia Mary Burwell (born June 23, 1965) is an American government and non-profit executive who was the 15th president of American University from June 1, 2017 to June 30, 2024. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Sylvia Mathews Burwell are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Ted Kennedy

Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts.

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Tennessee

Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.

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The Atlantic

The Atlantic is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher.

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The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe, also known locally as the Globe, is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.

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The Electronic Intifada

The Electronic Intifada (EI) is an online Chicago-based publication covering the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

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The New Republic

The New Republic is an American publisher focused on domestic politics, news, culture, and the arts, with ten magazines a year and a daily online platform.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The New Yorker

The New Yorker is an American magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry.

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The News Journal

The News Journal is a daily newspaper in Wilmington, Delaware.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer, often referred to simply as The Inquirer, is a daily newspaper headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer is an American news broadcast hosted by news anchor Wolf Blitzer.

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The Star-Ledger

The Star-Ledger is the largest circulation newspaper in New Jersey.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Thomas E. Donilon

Thomas Edward Donilon (born May 14, 1955) is an American lawyer, business executive, and former government official who served as the 22nd National Security Advisor in the Obama administration from 2010 to 2013.

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Time (magazine)

Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.

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Timothy Geithner

Timothy Franz Geithner (born August 18, 1961) is an American former central banker who served as the 75th United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Timothy Geithner are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Tom Daschle

Thomas Andrew Daschle (born December 9, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who represented South Dakota in the United States Senate from 1987 to 2005.

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Tom Harkin

Thomas Richard Harkin (born November 19, 1939) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as a United States senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015.

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Tom Perez

Thomas Edward Perez (born October 7, 1961) is an American politician and attorney currently serving as senior advisor to the president of the United States and director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, holding both positions since June 2023. Cabinet of Barack Obama and tom Perez are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Tom Vilsack

Thomas James Vilsack (born December 13, 1950) is an American politician serving as the 32nd United States secretary of agriculture in the Biden administration. Cabinet of Barack Obama and Tom Vilsack are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Torture

Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons including punishment, extracting a confession, interrogation for information, intimidating third parties, or entertainment.

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TurboTax

TurboTax is a software package for preparation of American and Canadian income tax returns, produced by Intuit.

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Unanimous consent

In parliamentary procedure, unanimous consent, also known as general consent, or in the case of the parliaments under the Westminster system, leave of the house (or leave of the senate), is a situation in which no member present objects to a proposal.

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Under Secretary of Energy for Infrastructure

The Under Secretary of Energy for Infrastructure, previously the Undersecretary for Energy, is a position within the United States Department of Energy.

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United States Assistant Attorney General

Many of the divisions and offices of the United States Department of Justice are headed by an assistant attorney general.

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United States Attorney

United States attorneys are officials of the U.S. Department of Justice who serve as the chief federal law enforcement officers in each of the 94 U.S. federal judicial districts.

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United States Attorney General

The United States attorney general (AG) is the head of the United States Department of Justice, and is the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government of the United States.

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United States census

The United States census (plural censuses or census) is a census that is legally mandated by the Constitution of the United States.

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United States congressional hearing

A United States congressional hearing is the principal formal method by which United States congressional committees collect and analyze information in the early stages of legislative policymaking.

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United States Department of Homeland Security

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries.

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United States Department of the Treasury

The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States, where it serves as an executive department.

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United States Deputy Secretary of Defense

The deputy secretary of defense (acronym: DepSecDef) is a statutory office and the second-highest-ranking official in the Department of Defense of the United States of America.

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United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security

The deputy secretary of homeland security is the chief operating officer of the United States Department of Homeland Security, with responsibility for managing day-to-day operations.

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United States Electoral College

In the United States, the Electoral College is the group of presidential electors that is formed every four years during the presidential election for the sole purpose of voting for the president and vice president.

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters.

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United States Fish and Wildlife Service

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or FWS) is a U.S. federal government agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior which oversees the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats in the United States.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology.

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United States House Committee on Appropriations

The United States House Committee on Appropriations is a committee of the United States House of Representatives that is responsible for passing appropriation bills along with its Senate counterpart.

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United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives.

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United States presidential line of succession

The United States presidential line of succession is the order in which the vice president of the United States and other officers of the United States federal government assume the powers and duties of the U.S. presidency (or the office itself, in the instance of succession by the vice president) upon an elected president's death, resignation, removal from office, or incapacity.

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United States Secret Service

The United States Secret Service (USSS or Secret Service) is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security with the purpose of conducting investigations into currency and financial-payment crime, and protecting U.S. political leaders, their families, and visiting heads of state or government.

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United States Secretary of Agriculture

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United States Secretary of Commerce

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United States Secretary of Defense

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United States Secretary of Education

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The United States secretary of energy is the head of the United States Department of Energy, a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and fifteenth in the presidential line of succession.

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United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

The United States secretary of health and human services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all health matters.

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United States Secretary of Homeland Security

The United States secretary of homeland security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the federal department tasked with ensuring public safety in the United States.

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United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

The United States secretary of housing and urban development (or HUD secretary) is the head of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, a member of the president's Cabinet, and thirteenth in the presidential line of succession.

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United States Secretary of Labor

The United States secretary of labor is a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and as the head of the United States Department of Labor, controls the department, and enforces and suggests laws involving unions, the workplace, and all other issues involving any form of business-person controversies.

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United States Secretary of State

The United States secretary of state (SecState) is a member of the executive branch of the federal government and the head of the Department of State.

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United States Secretary of the Interior

The United States secretary of the interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior.

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United States Secretary of the Treasury

The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States.

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United States Secretary of Transportation

The United States secretary of transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation.

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United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs

The United States secretary of veterans affairs is the head of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, the department concerned with veterans' benefits, health care, and national veterans' memorials and cemeteries.

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United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress.

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United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control

The United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control (also known as the Senate Narcotics Caucus) is a U.S. congressional caucus created to monitor and encourage the U.S. government and private programs seeking to expand international cooperation against drug abuse and narcotics trafficking, and promote international compliance with narcotics control treaties, including eradication.

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United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is a committee of the United States Senate empowered with legislative oversight of all matters relating to the nation's agriculture industry, farming programs, forestry and logging, and legislation relating to nutrition, home economics, and rural development.

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United States Senate Committee on Armed Services

The Committee on Armed Services, sometimes abbreviated SASC for Senate Armed Services Committee, is a committee of the United States Senate empowered with legislative oversight of the nation's military, including the Department of Defense, military research and development, nuclear energy (as pertaining to national security), benefits for members of the military, the Selective Service System and other matters related to defense policy.

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United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

The United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (formerly the Committee on Banking and Currency), also known as the Senate Banking Committee, has jurisdiction over matters related to banks and banking, price controls, deposit insurance, export promotion and controls, federal monetary policy, financial aid to commerce and industry, issuance of redemption of notes, currency and coinage, public and private housing, urban development, mass transit and government contracts.

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United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

The United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is a standing committee of the United States Senate.

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United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

The United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is a standing committee of the United States Senate.

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United States Senate Committee on Finance

The United States Senate Committee on Finance (or, less formally, Senate Finance Committee) is a standing committee of the United States Senate.

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United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is a standing committee of the U.S. Senate charged with leading foreign-policy legislation and debate in the Senate.

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United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

The United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) generally considers matters relating to these issues.

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United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

The United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is the chief oversight committee of the United States Senate.

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United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, informally known as the Senate Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of 21 U.S. senators whose role is to oversee the Department of Justice (DOJ), consider executive and judicial nominations, and review pending legislation.

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United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

The United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs deals with oversight of United States veterans problems and issues.

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University of California

The University of California (UC) is a public land-grant research university system in the U.S. state of California.

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USA Today

USA Today (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company.

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Utah

Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Vanity Fair (magazine)

Vanity Fair is an American monthly magazine of popular culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast in the United States.

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Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Vice President of the United States

The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession.

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Virginia

Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Voice vote

In parliamentary procedure, a voice vote (from the Latin viva voce, meaning "by live voice") or acclamation is a voting method in deliberative assemblies (such as legislatures) in which a group vote is taken on a topic or motion by responding vocally.

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Voting methods in deliberative assemblies

Deliberative assemblies – bodies that use parliamentary procedure to arrive at decisions – use several methods of voting on motions (formal proposal by members of a deliberative assembly that the assembly take certain action).

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War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

The War in Afghanistan was an armed conflict that took place from 2001 to 2021. Cabinet of Barack Obama and war in Afghanistan (2001–2021) are presidency of Barack Obama.

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Washington (state)

Washington, officially the State of Washington, is the westernmost state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.

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Waterboarding

Waterboarding is a form of torture in which water is poured over a cloth covering the face and breathing passages of an immobilized captive, causing the person to experience the sensation of drowning.

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West Virginia

West Virginia is a landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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White House Chief of Staff

The White House chief of staff is the head of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, a cabinet position in the federal government of the United States.

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Whitehouse.gov

whitehouse.gov (also simply known as wh.gov) is the official website of the White House and is managed by the Office of Digital Strategy.

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William M. Daley

William Michael Daley (born August 8, 1948) is an American lawyer, politician and former banker who served as the 24th White House Chief of Staff from January 2011 to January 2012, under President Barack Obama. Cabinet of Barack Obama and William M. Daley are Obama administration cabinet members.

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States.

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Wyoming

Wyoming is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Yahoo!

Yahoo! (styled yahoo! in its logo) is an American web services provider.

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Yahoo! Inc. (1995–2017)

The original incarnation of Yahoo! Inc. was an American multinational technology company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

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Yahoo! News

Yahoo! News is a news website that originated as an internet-based news aggregator by Yahoo!.

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111th United States Congress

The 111th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011.

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112th United States Congress

The 112th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013.

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113th United States Congress

The 113th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2015, during the fifth and sixth years of Barack Obama's presidency.

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114th United States Congress

The 114th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States of America federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.

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115th United States Congress

The 115th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States of America federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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2007–2008 financial crisis

The 2007–2008 financial crisis, or the global financial crisis (GFC), was the most severe worldwide economic crisis since the Great Depression. Cabinet of Barack Obama and 2007–2008 financial crisis are presidency of Barack Obama.

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2008 Democratic Party presidential candidates

In the United States 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries, the total number of delegates was 4050 (797 unpledged super delegates and 3,253 pledged elected delegates).

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2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries

From January 3 to June 3, 2008, voters of the Democratic Party chose their nominee for president in the 2008 United States presidential election.

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2008 United States presidential election

The 2008 United States presidential election was the 56th quadrennial presidential election, held on November 4, 2008.

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2009 California's 32nd congressional district special election

The 2009 California's 32nd congressional district special election was held July 14, 2009, to fill the vacancy in California's 32nd congressional district.

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2009 United States federal budget

The United States federal budget for fiscal year 2009 began as a spending request submitted by President George W. Bush to the 110th Congress.

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2010 United States federal budget

The United States Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 2010, titled A New Era of Responsibility: Renewing America's Promise, is a spending request by President Barack Obama to fund government operations for October 2009–September 2010.

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2011 United States federal budget

The 2011 United States federal budget was the United States federal budget to fund government operations for the fiscal year 2011.

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2012 United States federal budget

The 2012 United States federal budget was the budget to fund government operations for the fiscal year 2012, which lasted from October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012.

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2012 United States presidential election

The 2012 United States presidential election was the 57th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012.

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2013 United States federal budget

The 2013 United States federal budget is the budget to fund government operations for the fiscal year 2013, which began on October 1, 2012, and ended on September 30, 2013.

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2014 United States federal budget

The 2014 United States federal budget is the budget to fund government operations for the fiscal year (FY) 2014, which began on October 1, 2013 and ended on September 30, 2014.

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2015 United States federal budget

The 2015 United States federal budget was the federal budget for fiscal year 2015, which runs from October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015. Cabinet of Barack Obama and 2015 United States federal budget are presidency of Barack Obama.

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2016 United States federal budget

The United States Federal Budget for fiscal year 2016 began as a budget proposed by President Barack Obama to fund government operations for October 1, 2015 – September 30, 2016.

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2020 Democratic Party presidential candidates

Candidates associated with the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 United States presidential election.

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See also

Cabinet of United States Presidents

• Cabinet of Barack Obama
• Cabinet of Donald Trump
• Cabinet of Joe Biden

Cabinets disestablished in 2017

• Akhilesh Yadav ministry
• Cabinet of Barack Obama
• Cabinet of Beata Szydło
• Cabinet of Bohuslav Sobotka
• Cabinet of Nikola Gruevski IV
• Cazeneuve government
• Christy Clark ministry
• Cioloș Cabinet
• Executive of the 5th Northern Ireland Assembly
• Fifth Badal ministry
• Fifth National Government of New Zealand
• Fifth Nitish Kumar ministry
• First Cabinet of Isa Mustafa
• First May ministry
• First Wike Executive Council
• Government of Carles Puigdemont
• Grindeanu Cabinet
• Harish Rawat ministry
• Liezietsu ministry
• Maltese Government 2013–2017
• Parsekar ministry
• Second Dahal cabinet
• Second Rutte cabinet
• Second cabinet of Aleksandar Vučić
• Third Abe Cabinet
• Third Panneerselvam ministry

Cabinets established in 2009

• Bajnai Government
• Cabinet of Barack Obama
• Cabinet of George Papandreou
• Cabinet of Jadranka Kosor
• First Cabinet of Jacob Zuma
• First Cabinet of Saad Hariri
• First Dombrovskis cabinet
• First Filat Cabinet
• First Jones government
• First Najib cabinet
• First cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
• First government of José Antonio Griñán
• Hatoyama Cabinet
• Juncker–Asselborn II Government
• Klaus Tschütscher cabinet
• Lars Løkke Rasmussen I Cabinet
• Leterme II Government
• Madhav Kumar Nepal cabinet
• Omar Abdullah ministry
• Pokhriyal ministry
• Rosaiah ministry
• Second Ashok Chavan ministry
• Second Greceanîi Cabinet
• Second Hasina ministry
• Second Manmohan Singh ministry
• Second Merkel cabinet
• Second United Indonesia Cabinet
• Second and Third Fayyad Governments
• Second cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
• Second government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
• Third Naveen Patnaik ministry
• Thirty-second government of Israel
• XVIII Constitutional Government of Portugal
• Zimbabwe Government of National Unity of 2009
• Zimbabwe Temporary Cabinet of 2009

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Barack_Obama

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