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Barack Hussein Obama (view source)
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Obama frequently used the [[filibuster]] to obstruct the operations of government,<ref>O'Keefe, E. (2010, February 4). [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/03/AR2010020303801_pf.html Obama criticizes Senate Republicans for delaying confirmation votes]. ''[[Washington Post]]''.</ref> and voted against the [[minimum wage]] bill<ref>Multiple references:
Obama frequently used the [[filibuster]] to obstruct the operations of government,<ref>O'Keefe, E. (2010, February 4). [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/03/AR2010020303801_pf.html Obama criticizes Senate Republicans for delaying confirmation votes]. ''[[Washington Post]]''.</ref> and voted against the [[minimum wage]] bill<ref>Multiple references:
*Gill, Kathy (May 26, 2007). [http://web.archive.org/web/20070905140628/http://uspolitics.about.com/od/legislatio1/a/HR2206.htm "HR 2206 - Emergency appropriations [110th Congress, House of Representives, signed into law May 25, 2007]"], About.com website/News & Issues/U. S. Politics: Current Events/Legislation. Retrieved from September 5, 2007 archive at Internet Archive.
*Gill, Kathy (May 26, 2007). [http://web.archive.org/web/20070905140628/http://uspolitics.about.com/od/legislatio1/a/HR2206.htm "HR 2206 - Emergency appropriations [110th Congress, House of Representives, signed into law May 25, 2007]"], About.com website/News & Issues/U. S. Politics: Current Events/Legislation. Retrieved from September 5, 2007 archive at Internet Archive.
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20070531112808/http://more.gov.mtopgroup.com/2007/05/votes-hr-2206-iraq-supplemental.html "Votes - H.R. 2206: Iraq supplemental"] (May 28, 2007). Deeper Inside the Mountain blog. Retrieved from May 31, 2007 archive at Internet Archive. Hyperlink under "Senate Action" section links to [http://web.archive.org/web/20080901075938/http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=s2007-181 "Senate Vote #181 (May 24, 2007)"] (2008 or bef.). Govtrack.us website/Congress/Roll Call Votes/110th Congress. Retrieved from September 1, 2008 archive at Internet Archive.</ref> he introduced because it included a provision to pay active duty U.S. troops. He voted for the $700 billion TARP program to bailout the big banks after receiving more than $126,000 in contributions from [[Fannie Mae]], a government sponsored entity<ref>Obama has taken more than $126,000 in campaign contribution from [[Fannie Mae]] in a little over three years. This ranks him second, only Chris Dodd has received more campaign contribution dollars from Fannie Mae since 1989. [http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/09/update-fannie-mae-and-freddie.html Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Invest in Lawmakers], By Lindsay Renick Mayer, September 11, 2008. opensecrets.org</ref> taken into conservatorship for mismanaging its affairs and responsible for all the big banks' problems.
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20070531112808/http://more.gov.mtopgroup.com/2007/05/votes-hr-2206-iraq-supplemental.html "Votes - H.R. 2206: Iraq supplemental"] (May 28, 2007). Deeper Inside the Mountain blog. Retrieved from May 31, 2007 archive at Internet Archive. Hyperlink under "Senate Action" section links to [http://web.archive.org/web/20080901075938/http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=s2007-181 "Senate Vote #181 (May 24, 2007)"] (2008 or bef.). Govtrack.us website/Congress/Roll Call Votes/110th Congress. Retrieved from September 1, 2008 archive at Internet Archive.</ref> he introduced because it included a provision to pay active duty U.S. troops. He voted for the $700 billion TARP program to bailout the big banks after receiving more than $126,000 in contributions from [[Fannie Mae]], a government sponsored entity<ref>Obama has taken more than $126,000 in campaign contributions from [[Fannie Mae]]. This ranks him second, as of September 2008; only Chris Dodd has received more campaign contribution dollars from Fannie Mae since 1989. [http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/09/update-fannie-mae-and-freddie.html Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Invest in Lawmakers], By Lindsay Renick Mayer, September 11, 2008. opensecrets.org</ref> taken into conservatorship for mismanaging its affairs and responsible for all the big banks' problems.
According to Opensecrets.org, of the 671,269 contributions to Obama during his time in the Senate, [[Goldman Sachs]], JP Morgan, Citigroup, and Morgan Stanley were among the top 20 biggest money donors to his campaigns. <ref>Multiple references:
According to Opensecrets.org, of the 671,269 contributions to Obama during his time in the Senate, [[Goldman Sachs]], JP Morgan, Citigroup, and Morgan Stanley were among the top 20 biggest money donors to his campaigns. <ref>Multiple references: