Obama administration

44th president's term

The Obama administration refers to the executive branch of the U.S. federal government under President Barack Obama, who served two terms from 2009 to 2017.

The term encompasses Obama's policies, appointees, and actions in office: The Obama administration expanded healthcare coverage through the Affordable Care Act.

Like other presidential administrations, it functions as shorthand for the collective decisions and character of that presidency.

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healthcare · Obamacare · stimulus · drone · drone strikes · Benghazi · red line · birth certificate · Hope · change · Democrats · executive order · recession · bin Laden · presidential · cabinet · czars · transparency

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U.S. executive branch tenure

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Conspiracy claiming foreign-born president

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