Do not compare Barrack Obama to presidents from other eras, instead compare him to his contemporaries.

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When U.S. President Barrack Obama signed the sanctions legislation into law in July 2010, the rial was trading at just over 10, 000 to the dollar.

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We are talking Mohammad Ali and Barrack Obama, the Bushes, the Kennedys, the Reagan family, and the descendants of Ulysses S. Grant, to name a few.

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Many years in the making, these trends took a decided turn for the worse during the administration of President George Bush II and have grown even more alarming under President Barrack Obama.

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He is big news in the US. His fans include President Barrack Obama, who says the Londoner is his favourite player, and I'm told that Oprah Winfrey is desperate to get Deng on her show.

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