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Barack Obama Failure

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On August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, the soon to be 44th president of the United States of America was soon to be born by parents Ann Dunham and Barack Obama, Sr. Barack Hussein Obama was born in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children. When Obama was two years old, his father left him to further his studies at Harvard Law. Until Obama was 10b years old, he had lived with his mother and stepfather, Lolo Soetoro. His mother had sent him to live in Hawaii with his grandparents, Stanley and Madelyn Dunham, because she was concerned about his education. He then went to school at Hawaii’s prestigious Punahou School from 5th grade through graduation. He went to Occidental College in Los Angeles for his freshman and sophomore years, then …show more content…

The Congress thought Obama needed to have more of a sense of urgency in his issues and addressing them. They didn’t like the way he ordered his issues and the organization of them. One of Obama’s greatest success in legislation would be the bill on passing same-sex marriages. The Supreme Court voted a close 5-4 on whether or not to legalize same sex marriages and luckily for Obama, the 5 was in his favor. Although that was a great success, he also had some failures in his time as president. One of his biggest failures was Minimum Wage. Obama wanted federal contractors to pay $10.10 and hour, but he still didn’t think that would be enough. Congress did not pass this bill because they feared it would cost us too many lost …show more content…

One thing that is brought to mind when thinking of Obama, is that he was the first African American president of the United States of America. Through all the racism, he has brought together all races with him being president. Another legacy Mr. President left was his success in finding and killing Osama Bin Laden on May 2, 2011. Another legacy Obama left on American to most people would be his bill on same-sex marriages. This brought together many different types of people and made them unite together for this bill. Obama will influence future elections and presidency’s on his accomplishments he made and his great personality. History will remember the president as the first African-American president and a great

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