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Hillary Clinton scoredanother majorvictory in the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination, winningthe South Carolina primary over rival Bernie Sanders on Saturday.

Multiple networks called the race for Clinton shortly after polls in the state closed at 7 p.m. EST, with NBC dubbing Clinton's win "overwhelming."

With almost all precincts reporting later in the night, Clinton was beating Sanders,the Vermont senator,73.5% to 25.9%.

Shortly after the polls closed, the secretarythanked her supporters in South Carolina, signing the tweet with her first initial.

"To South Carolina, to the volunteers at the heart of our campaign, to the supporters who power it: thank you. -H," Clinton tweeted.

"Tomorrow, this campaign goes national," she said in a victory speech to supporters a little while later.

Theresults represented the second consecutive lossfor Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont,whowas not able to crumble Clinton's strong hold on the Palmetto State.

Sanders appeared to recognize he could not win the state. He spentsome of the week in South Carolina, but left mid-week to make campaign stops in several other states,including Oklahoma.

Clinton's victory comes as the primary mapimproves significantly for herheading into next week's Super Tuesday contests.

Recent polls show Clintonedging Sanders in crucial states set to hold their primaries and caucuses next week. Itcould award her a sizeable chunk of the 2,383 delegates needed to secure the Democratic presidential nomination.

Butthere are still warning signs for Democrats as a whole.

Like Iowa and Nevada, some early reports foundDemocratic voter turnout in South Carolina would likelyfallfar short of 2008. Republican primary voters and caucus-goers have shattered turnout records in almost every contest thus far, a sign to some experts that voter enthusiasm is higher among GOP voters.

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Early Career Ambitions: Astrophysicist, doctor, or teacher Most Cherished Accomplishment: Her daughter, Chelsea Clinton Most Meaningful Advice Received: Her mother told her that everyday she was given the choice to either be the lead actor in her own life, or a reactor to the performances of others. The Moral Imperative of the 21st Century: "The empowerment of women."

Wellesley College seniors had never before chosen a commencement speaker from their own ranks when Hillary Rodham stepped to the podium on the last day of May in 1969. Education, she said, must grant the courage to be whole and permit people to live in relation to one another in the full poetry of existence. The speech received national attention and marked Rodham as a leading light for the young women of her generation. By now, its safe to say that the early promise has been borne out; had Hillary Rodham Clinton merely attended Yale Law, served on the staff of the Senate Watergate Committee, become a respected children's rights advocate, been the first female partner at her law firm, been a mother, and served as First Lady of Arkansas, we would think of her as a leader. And yet she has by now spent two additional decades at the very heart of the national consciousness as a sometimes-embattled First Lady, as a distinguished senator from New York, as a groundbreaking 2008 Presidential candidate, and as the 67th Secretary of State. Clinton has outlasted the smears to top Gallups most admired woman in America a record 16 times since 1993. On April 12, 2015, Hillary Clinton announced she will run for President in 2016.

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Barack Hussein Obama II (IPA: /bk ob.m/; sinh ngy 4 thng 8, 1961) l tng thng ng nhim ca Hoa K. ng l ngi M gc Phi u tin c bu vo chc v ny. Sinh trng Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama tt nghip Vin i hc Columbia v Trng Lut Vin i hc Harvard, ni ng tng l ch tch Harvard Law Review. Obama hot ng cng ng ti Chicago trc khi nhn vn bng lut, ri lm lut s v dn quyn v dy lut hin php ti Trng Lut Vin i hc Chicago t nm 1992 n 2004. ng phc v ba nhim k i din cho Ht 13 ti Thng vin Tiu bang Illinois t nm 1997 n 2004. Nm 2000, ng ng c vo Vin Dn biu Hoa K nhng tht bi.

Nm 2004, Obama gy ting vang ton quc khi c bi din vn then cht ti i hi Ton quc ng Dn ch vo thng 7, sau vo thng 11, ng c c vo Thng vin Hoa K. Trong chin dch tranh c tng thng khi u t nm 2007, n nm 2008, Obama thng st sao Hillary Rodham Clinton nhn s c ca ng Dn ch. ng nh bi ng c vin Cng ha John McCain trong cuc tng tuyn c, v tuyn th nhm chc Tng thng Hoa K ngy 20 thng 1, 2009. Chn thng sau, Obama c trao gii Nobel Ha bnh. n nm 2012, ng c c nhim k th hai sau chin thng trc ng c vin ng Cng ha Mitt Romney. Obama l ng c vin Dn ch u tin k t Franklin D. Roosevelt chin thng trong hai cuc bu c tng thng vi a s phiu ph thng.

Trong nhim k u, nhng sng kin ca Obama nhm kch thch nn kinh t dn n vic ban hnh o lut Phc hi v Ti u t (2009), o lut Gim thu v to vic lm (2010) hu c th ng ph vi cuc suy thoi ti M giai on 2007-2009; ng cng k ban hnh o lut chm sc v bo v bnh nhn; o lut bo v ngi tiu dng; o lut Dont Ask, Dont Tell Repeal Act (2010). V i ngoi, Obama chm dt s can thip qun s ca Hoa K ti Iraq, tng qun s ti Afghanistan, k hip c kim sot v trang New START vi Nga, ra lnh can thip qun s ti Lybia, v m cc cuc hnh qun tiu dit Osama bin Laden. Thng 5, 2010, Obama tr thnh Tng thng M u tin cng khai ng h vic hp php ha hn nhn ng tnh.

Cho i ngy 4 thng 4, 1961 ti Bnh vin Ph sn Kapiolani (nay l Trung tm Y t Kapolani cho Ph n v Nhi ng) Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama l tng thng u tin sinh ti Hawaii.[1][2] M ca Obama, Ann Duham, sinh ti Wichita, Kansas thuc dng di Anh. Cha ca Obama, Barack Obama, Sr., l ngi b tc Luo Nyanoma Kogelo, Kenya. B m Obama gp nhau nm 1960 trong lp hc ting Nga ti i hc HawaiI ti Mnoa; cha ca Obama c cp hc bng theo hc ti y.[3][4] Hai ngi kt hn ti Wailuku Maui ngy 2 thng 2, 1961,[5][6] ri ly thn khi m Obama em con trai mi sinh ti Seattle, Washington vo cui thng 8, 1961 theo hc ti i hc Washington trong mt nm. Cng lc, Obama, Sr. nhn vn bng tt nghip v kinh t hc ti Hawaii vo thng 6, 1962, ri nhn hc bng n hc cao hc ti i hc Harvard. Thng 3, 1964, hai ngi ly hn.[7] Obama Sr. tr v Kenya trong nm 1964 v ti hn; ng ch n Hawaii thm con trai mt ln duy nht trong nm 1982.[8] ng cht trong mt tai nn xe hi nm 1982.[9]

Nm 1963, Dunham gp Lolo Soetoro, mt sinh vin ngi Indonesia tt nghip mn a l ti Trung tm ng-Ty thuc i hc Hawaii, h kt hn vi nhau ti Molokai ngy 15 thng 3, 1965.[10] Sau mt nm gia hn visa J-1, nm 1966, Lolo tr v Indonesia, 16 thng sau Dunham em con trai n sng vi chng ti khu Menteng Dalam pha nam Jakarta, t nm 1970 h dn n mt khu sung tc hn trung tm Jakarta.[11] T 6 n 10 tui, Obama theo hc ti nhng trng ni ting Indonesia: Trng Cng gio St Francis of Asisi trong hai nm, v Trng Cng lp Besuki, cu cng hc thm ting Anh t b m.[12]

Nm 1971, Obama tr v Honolulu sng vi ng b ngoi, Madelyn v Stanley Dunham, cu ginh c mt hc bng vo Trng Punahou, mt trng t thc, v hc y t lp nm cho n khi tt nghip nm 1979.[13] T nm 1972 n 1975, Ann Dunham nghin cu mn nhn hc ti i hc Hawaii, nh m cu c c hi sng gn m v em gi.[14] Obama quyt nh li Hawaii vi ng b ngoi tip tc chng trnh hc ti Trng Punahou khi m cu, em theo em gi, quay v Indonesia trong nm 1975 nghin cu thc a.[15] Trong gn hai thp nin k tip, Ann sng Indonesia, ly d Lolo nm 1980, ly bng Tin s nm 1992, trc khi qua i nm 1995 ti Hawaii do bnh ung th bung trng v ung th t cung.[16]

V thi th u ca mnh, Obama nhc li, "B ti trng khng ging nhng ngi xung quanh ng en nh nh ni, m m ti trng nh sa ti ch nh nh th."[4] ng cng miu t nhng n lc thi thanh nin thch ng vi nhng nh kin x hi v ngun gc a chng tc ca mnh.[17]

Nhng khi nh v nhng nm sng Honolulu khi tui i tng dn, Obama vit: "C hi Hawaii m cng hin tri nghim mt nn vn ha a dng trong mt mi trng sng tn trng ln nhau tr thnh mt phn khng th thiu trong nhn sinh quan ca ti, v l nn tng cho nhng gi tr thn thit nht m ti lun nm gi."[18] Obama cng k v vic cu dng ru, marijuana, v cocaine khi cn l mt thiu nin "tng kh khi tm tr cu hi ti l ai".[19] Ti Civil Forum on the Presidency nm 2008, Obama by t s n hn v dng ma ty trong nhng ngy trng trung hc.[20]

Sau khi tt nghip trung hc, nm 1979, Obama vo i hc Occidental Los Angeles. Nm 1981, Obama vo i hc Columbia Thnh ph New York, hc mn khoa hc chnh tr, chuyn ngnh quan h quc t,[21] tt nghip vi vn bng c nhn nm 1983, lm vic mt nm cho Business International Corporation,[22] ri New York Public Interest Research Group.[23][24]

Hai nm sau khi tt nghip, Obama tr thnh gim c n Pht trin Cng ng, mt t chc lin kt vi gio hi bao gm 8 gio x Cng gio ti Roseland, West Pullman, v Riverdale thuc khu South Side, Chicago, v hot ng trong khu vc ny nh l mt nh t chc cng ng t thng 6, 1985 n thng 5, 1988.[24][25] ng gip thit lp mt chng trnh hun nghip, mt chng trnh d b i hc, v mt t chc bo v quyn li ngi thu nh thuc n Algeld Gardens.[26] Obama cng m nhn chc trch t vn vin v hng dn vin cho T chc Gamaliel, mt hc vin v t chc cng ng.[27]

n gia nm 1988, ln u tin ng n chu u, lu li y ba tun, ri n Kenya trong nm tun gp g nhiu thn nhn bn h ni, y l ln u tin h gp nhau.[28][29] Nm 1922, Obama tr li Kenya vi hn th, Michelle, v em gi Auma,[28][30] ri n Kenya ln th ba vo thng 8, 2006 thm ni sinh trng ca cha, mt ngi lng gn Kisumu, pha ty Kenya.[31]

Cui nm 1988, Obama vo Trng Lut Harvard, ri c chn lm bin tp vin cho t Harvard Law Review vo cui nm th nht,[32] v ch tch ca t tp ch vo nm hc th hai.[26][33] Vo nhng dp h, ng tr v Chicago, lm vic ti cng ty lut Sidley Austin nm 1989, v Hopkins & Sutter nm 1990.[34] Sau khi tt nghip nm 1991 vi vn bng tin s (J. D.) hng u t Harvard, ng v Chicago.[32] Obama l ngi da en u tin c bu vo chc ch tch tp ch Harvard Law Review nn gy nhiu ch , nh m c c hp ng cho mt quyn sch vit v mi quan h chng tc,[35] c pht trin thnh mt cun hi k, xut bn vo gia nm 1995 vi ta Dreams from My Father.[35]

c th hon thnh quyn sch u tin ca mnh, ng c cp hc bng v mt vn phng vit sch, nm 1991, Obama nhn mt v tr thnh ging v Lut hc v Chnh quyn hc ti Trng Lut i hc Chicago.[35] Ri ng ging dy mn lut hin php ti Trng Lut i hc Chicago sut mi hai nm trong cng v ging vin (1992 1996), v ging vin chnh (1996 2004).[36]

T thng 4 n thng 10, 1992, Obama lnh o t chc Project Vote vi mi nhn vin v by trm tnh nguyn vin, nhm n mc tiu vn ng t 150 000 n 400 000 ngi M gc Phi trong tiu bang Illinois ng k bu c.

Nm 1993, Obama lm vic cho cng ty lut Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Garland chuyn v dn quyn v pht trin kinh t khu dn c.[37]

T nm 1994 n 2002, Obama c b nhim vo ban gim c Woods Fund of Chicago, nm 1985 t chc ny gy qu cho n Pht trin Cng ng.[24] ng cng c tn trong ban gim c Chicago Annenberg Challenge t nm 1995 2002, l ch tch sng lp v ch ta ban gim c t nm 1995-1999.[24]

Obama c c vo Thng vin Illinois nm 1996, k nhim Thng ngh s Alice Palmer i din cho ht 13 ca Illinois.[38] ng ginh c s ng h t hai ng cho nhng n lc ci cch lut l v y t v o c.[39] Nm 2001, trong cng v ng ch ta mt y ban hn hp, Obama ng h Thng c Ryan thuc ng Cng ha ban hnh nhng quy nh v tn dng nhm ngn chn nhng v tch bin nh th chp.[40]

Nm 1988, Obama ti c c vo Thng vin bang Illinois sau khi nh bi ng vin ng Cng ha Yessee Yehudah, ri li c c ln na nm 2002.[41] Trc , trong nm 2000, Obama tht bi trc Bobby Rush trong n lc tranh mt gh trong Vin Dn biu Hoa K.

Khng mt ngi dn no mong i chnh ph gii quyt mi kh khn ca h. Nhng h cm nhn c, t trong su thm ca y lng, cn c mt s thay i da theo nhng u tin hp l, c th bo m rng mi a tr ti M u c s khi u tt cho cuc i chng, v cnh ca c hi lun rng m cho mi ngi. H bit rng chng ta c th lm tt hn. V h mun chng ta phi lm th.

Barack Obama, Din vn ti i hi Ton quc ng Dn ch nm 2004.[42]

Thng 1, 2003, Obama tr thnh ch tch y ban Y t v Dn sinh ti Thng vin Illinois khi ng Dn ch ginh c th a s sau mt thp nin l ng thiu s.[43] ng bo tr v vn ng thng qua o lut gim st vic thc thi lut php da trn s phn loi chng tc bng cch yu cu cnh st bo co chng tc nhng ngi li xe m h bt gi, v o lut bt buc ghi hnh cc cuc thm vn trong nhng v n st nhn.[44] Thng 11, 2004, Obama t nhim khi Thng vin Illinois sau khi c c vo Thng vin Hoa K.[45]

Thng 5, 2002, Obama m mt cuc thm d v trin vng cho cuc ua vo Thng vin Hoa K, thnh lp ban vn ng, khi s gy qu, v tuyn dng c vn chnh tr David Axelrod. n thng 1, 2003, ng chnh thc tuyn b tranh c.[46] Ngay t u, Obama phn i chnh ph George W. Bush v v xm lng Iraq nm 2003.[47] Ngy 2 thng 10, 2002, ngy Tng thng Bush v Quc hi ng thun v ngh quyt tin hnh chin tranh, ng cng khai by t lp trng chng i trong mt ln ni chuyn ti mt cuc t hp chng chin tranh Iraq. Trong mt cuc t hp khc vo thng 3, 2003, Obama ni vi m ng rng " qu tr" dng cuc chin ny.

C 15 ng vin thuc hai ng Cng ha v Dn ch tham d cuc ua, nhng vi chin thng p o trong vng bu c s b, Obama t ngt tr thnh ngi sao y trin vng ca ng Dn ch trn chnh trng lin bang. Bt u xut hin nhng suy din v trin vng tranh c tng thng, nh m quyn hi k ca ng, Dreams from My Father, c ti bn. n thng 7, 2004, Obama c bi din vn then cht ti i hi Ton quc ng Dn ch nm 2004,[48] c 9,1 triu ngi xem. Bi din vn to ting vang v v tr ca Obama trong ng Dn ch c nng cao.

Thng 6, 2004, i th thuc ng Cng ha, Jack Ryan, rt lui khi cuc ua. Su tun l sau, Alan Keyes nhn s ca ng Cng ha thay th v tr ca Ryan. Trong cuc tng tuyn c thng 11, 2004, Obama chim 70% tng s phiu bu.

Ngy 3 thng 1, 2005, Obama tuyn th nhm chc thng ngh s, l thnh vin duy nht ca Cu lc b Ngh s Lin bang Da en n t Thng vin Hoa K. CQ Weekly, cn c trn bng phn tch nhng biu quyt ca Obama ti Thng vin t nm 2005 2007, xp ng vo thnh phn "ng vin Dn ch trung kin". Ngy 13 thng 11, 2008, Obama tuyn b t nhim t ngy 16 thng 11, 2008 tp trung cho giai on tip nhn chc v tng thng.

Obama bo tr o lut Secure America and Orderly Immigration,[49] v gii thiu hai d lut mang tn ng: Lugar-Obama,[50] v o lut Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency nm 2006 thit lp USAspending.gov, mt cng c tm kim trn internet v chi tiu lin bang.[51] Ngy 3 thng 6, 2008, Obama cng cc thng ngh s Tom Carper, Tom Coburn, v John McCain trnh mt d lut gim st chi tiu ca lin bang: o lut Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending 2008.[51] Obama cng bo tr mt d lut i hi ch nhn nhng nh my ht nhn phi thng bo cho gii hu trch tiu bang v a phng v tnh trng r r phng x, nhng khng c Thng vin thng qua.[52]

Thng 1, 2007, Obama trnh d lut Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention nhm buc ti hnh s cc th on la o trong nhng cuc bu c lin bang,[53] v Iraq War De-Escaltion 2007,[54] nhng c hai d lut ny u khng c thng qua. Thng 12 nm 2006, Tng thng Bush k ban hnh o lut Xc tin Dn ch, An ninh, Cu t ti Cng ha Dn ch Congo, nh du n lc u tin ca Chnh ph lin bang c khi xng bi Obama[55].

Cui nm 2007, Obama bo tr mt tu chnh nhm tng thm s bo tr dnh cho qun nhn gii ng do ri lon nhn cch.[56] Tu chnh ny c Thng vin thng qua vo ma xun nm 2008.[57] ng cng bo tr mt tu chnh cho Chng trnh Y t dnh cho tr em, cung ng mt nm bo tr vic lm cho cc thnh vin gia nh ang chm sc thng binh.[58]

Trong nm 2006, Obama c chn trong cc y ban Thng vin nh Ngoi giao, Mi trng v Tin ch cng v Cu Chin binh[55].

Thng 1 nm 2007, ng ri y ban Mi trng v Tin ch cng, nhn nhim v y ban Y t, Gio dc, Lao ng v Hu tr v y ban Ni chnh v Chnh quyn[59]. ng cng l Ch tch Tiu ban Thng vin v u chu[60].

L thnh vin y ban Ngoi giao Thng vin, Obama m cc cuc ving thm chnh thc n ng u, Trung ng v Phi chu. Thng 8 nm 2005, ng n Nga, Ukraina v Azerbaijan. Chuyn i tp ch vo chin lc kim sot ngun cung cp v kh quy c, v kh sinh hc v v kh hy dit hng lot nh l bin php ban u chng cc cuc tn cng khng b[61].

Sau nhng ln thm binh s M tr ng Kuwait v Iraq trong thng 1 nm 2006, Obama n Jordan, Israel v lnh th Palestine. Trong mt ln gp g sinh vin Palestine hai tun l trc khi Hamas thng cuc bu c, Obama cnh bo: "Hoa K s khng bao gi cng nhn cc ng vin Hamas thng c tr khi h t b lp trng xa b quc gia Israel"[61].

Thng 8 nm 2006, ng n thm Nam Phi, Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia v Tchad. Khi din thuyt ti i hc Nairobi, ng cp n nn tham nhng v s bt ha gia cc chng tc[62], khi dy nhng tranh ci trong vng gii lnh o Kenya, mt s ngi xem nhn xt ca ng l thiu chnh xc v khng cng bng, trong khi nhng ngi khc bnh vc ng[63].

Thng 2 nm 2007, ng trc ta nh Old State Capitol ti Springfield, Illinois, Obama tuyn b chnh thc tham gia cuc ua vo Ta Bch c nm 2008[64]. im li qu trnh hot ng ca mnh ti Illinois trong hm lin kt vi hnh nh ca Abraham Lincoln khi c bi din vn "Mt nh t chia r" nm 1858 ti chnh a im ny[65], Obama ni: " l l do, ngay di bng ta nh Old State Capitol, ni Lincoln mt ln ku gi s ha gii v on kt cho mt nh t chia r, ni nhng nim hi vng v nhng gic m c mi ngi cng chia s vn cn sng ng, hm nay ti ng trc qu v thng bo quyt nh ra tranh c Tng thng Hip Chng Quc Hoa K."

Obama cng nhn mnh n i hi chm dt cuc chin Iraq, tng cng s c lp v nng lng, v cung ng s chm sc sc khe ph qut,[66] trong chin dch tranh c vi ch chnh l "nim hi vng" v "thay i".[67]

C kh ng ng vin trong vng bu c s b ca ng Dn ch, nhng sau cng ch cn l cuc tranh chp tay i gia Obama v Thng ngh s Hillary Rodham Clinton. Khong cch gia Clinton v Obama thu hp dn, phn ln l do Obama c k hoch di hn tt hn, vt tri v kh nng gy qu, v bit cch tn dng li th theo lut bu c.

Ngy 7 thng 6, 2008, Clinton rt lui khi cuc ua ng thi tuyn b ng h Obama.[68]

Ngy 23 thng 8, Obama chn Joe Biden, thng ngh s i din bang Delaware, vo lin danh.[69]

Ti i hi Ton quc ng Dn ch Denver, Colorado, Obama c bi din vn chp nhn s c, khng phi trong phng hp ca i hi m ti vn ng trng Invesco Field at Mile High trc c ta 75 000 ngi; 38 triu ngi trn khp th gii theo di s kin ny.[70]

Trong giai on bu c s b cng nh trong cuc tng tuyn c, chin dch tranh c ca Obama lp k lc v gy qu, nht l nhng khon ng gp nh.

Obama v John McCain, ng c vin c ng Cng ha c, tham d ba cuc tranh lun trong thng 9 v thng 10 nm 2008. Ngy 4 thng 11, Obama thng c vi 365 phiu c tri on, McCain c 173 phiu. Obama ginh c 52,9% phiu ph thng, t l ny ca McCain l 45,7%.[71]

Obama tr thnh ngi M gc Phi u tin c bu vo chc v Tng thng Hoa K. ng c bi din vn chin thng trc hng trm ngn ngi tp hp v Cng vin Grant Chicago.[72]

Ngy 4 thng 4, 2011, Obama tuyn b ti tranh c qua video "It Begins with Us" c a ln website ca ng, v np h s cho y hi Tuyn c Lin bang.[74][75][76] L tng thng ng chc, Obama khng c i th trong giai on bu c s b ca ng Dn ch,[77] ngy 3 thng 4, 2012, ng c 2778 i biu ng h c ng Dn ch c.[78]

Ti i hi Ton quc ng Dn ch 2012 t chc Charlotte, North Carolina, cu tng thng Bill Clinton chnh thc c Obama v Joe Biden lm ng c vin tng thng v ph tng thng, i u vi ng c vin ng Cng ha Mitt Romney, cu Thng c tiu bang Massachusetts, v Dn biu Paul Ryan.[79]

Ngy 6 thng 11, 2012 Obama ginh c 332 phiu c tri on, vt qu s quy nh 270 phiu tip tc chc v tng thng cho nhim k th hai.[80][81][82]

Obama l tng thng Dn ch u tin k t Franklin D. Roosevelt hai ln ginh c a s phiu ph thng.[83]

Khi pht biu vi nhng ngi ng h v cc tnh nguyn vin ti trung tm hi ngh McCormick Place Chicago sau khi ti c c, Obama ni:

L nhm chc ca Barack Obama nh l Tng thng th 44 ca Hoa K din ra ngy 20 thng 1, 2009. Ngay t nhng ngy u tin, Obama ban hnh nhng sc lnh v nhng bn ghi nh hng dn qun i Hoa K pht trin k hoch trit thoi binh s khi Iraq.[85] ng ra lnh ng ca tri giam Vnh Guantanamo,[86] nhng b Quc hi cn tr bng cch t chi cp ngn qu.[87][88][89] Obama cng cho h thp tiu chun b mt dnh cho cc cuc ghi m ca tng thng.[90]

D lut u tin c Obama k ban hnh l o lut Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act nm 2009.[91] Nm ngy sau, ng k lnh ti khi ng Chng trnh Bo him Sc khe cho Tr em, h tr cho 4 triu tr em khng c bo him.[92] Thng 3, 2009, Obama o ngc chnh sch ca chnh ph Bush hn ch ngn qu dnh cho nghin cu t bo gc t phi, cng lc ng cam kt pht trin "nhng hng dn nghim ngt" cho cc cuc nghin cu.[93]

Ngay trong hai nm u ca nhim k tng thng, Obama b nhim hai ph n vo ta n ti cao. Sonia Sotomayor thay th David Souter v hu. c chun thun ngy 6 thng 8, 2009, Sotomayor l ngi ni ting Ty Ban Nha u tin c b nhim vo ta ti cao.[94][95] Vi vic b nhim Elena Kagan, c Obama c ngy 10 thng 10, 2010 thay th John Paul Stevens v hu, c ph chun ngy 5 thng 8, 2010, ln u tin trong lch s c ba n thm phn phc v ti Ti cao Php vin Hoa K.[96]

Ngy 30 thng 9, 2009, chnh quyn Obama xut bn quy tc mi v nh my in, hng xng v nh my lc du trong n lc hn ch kh thi gy hiu ng nh knh v km hm tnh trng nng m ton cu.[97][98]

Trong thng 4, 2010, Obama cng b mt s thay i trong nh hng ca NASA, c quan khng gian Hoa K, cung cp ngn qu cho cc n khoa hc a cu, mt loi ha tin mi, nghin cu v pht trin cc chuyn thm him Sao Ha, v cc chuyn bay n Trm Khng gian Quc t.[99]

Ngy 22 thng 12, 2010, Obama k ban hnh Sc lnh Dont Ask, Dont Tell Repeal 2010, thc hin li ha ca ng khi tranh c[100][101] chm dt chnh sch Dont ask, dont tell nm 1993 ngn cm ngi ng tnh tham gia lc lng v trang.[102]

Trong thng ip lin bang nm 2011, tng thng tp ch vo cc ch gio dc v i mi, nhn mnh n tm quan trng ca i mi kinh t tng cng sc mnh cnh tranh ca nc M trn th gii. ng ni v vic ng bng chi tiu ni a trong 5 nm, b vic gim thu cho cc cng ty du m, o ngc chnh sch ct gim thu cho gii giu c nht, v ct gim chi ph y t. Tng thng cng cam kt n nm 2015 s c 1 triu xe chy bng in lu thng trn ng.[103][104]

T khi tranh c vo thng vin Illinois nm 1996, Obama ng h hn nhn ng tnh;[105] nhng khi tranh c vo Thng vin Hoa K nm 2004, ng tuyn b ng h s kt c dn s (civil union) v chng i hn nhn ng tnh.[106] Ngy 9 thng 5, 2012, mt thi gian ngn sau khi tuyn b ti tranh c, Obama ni rng ng thay i quan im v cng khai ng h hn nhn ng tnh. Obama l tng thng M u tin ng h hn nhn ng tnh.[107][108]

Ngy 17 thng 2, 2009, Obama ban hnh gi kch thch tr gi 787 t USD nhm phc hi nn kinh t ang chu nh hng t t suy thoi ton cu,[109] vi cc bin php nh gia tng chi tiu lin bang cho y t, c s h tng, gio dc, ct gim thu, v h tr trc tip cho cc c nhn.

i ph vi cn khng hong ti chnh, B trng Ngn kh cung ng qu d phng 2 000 t USD mua bt ng sn ang mt gi. Obama quyt nh can thp vo nn cng nghip t ang b khng hong,[110] cho gia hn cc khon n ca General Motors v Chrysler tip tc sn xut trong khi tin hnh ci t. Trong nhng thng k tip, Ta Bch c thit lp iu kin ph sn cho hai cng ty, trong c vic bn Chrysler cho cng ty Fiat ca ,[111] v ti cu trc GM, chnh ph M mua 60% c phn, chnh ph Canada mua 12%.[112]

n thng 6, 2009, khng hi lng vi tin ca gi kch thch kinh t, Obama ku gi ni cc y mnh u t.[113] ng ban hnh chng trnh Car Allowance Rebate System tr gi 3 t USD, h tr ngi dn i xe c tiu hao nhiu nhin liu cho xe mi tit kim nhin liu.[114][115][116]

Ging nm 2008, t l tht nghip tip tc gia tng trong nm 2009, n nh im vo thng 10 mc 10%. Sang qu 1 nm 2010, t l tht nghip c ko xung cn 9,7%, ri 9,6% trong qu 2 cho n cui nm.[117] T thng 2 n thng 12 nm 2010, t l ngi c vic lm tng 0,8%.[118] Qu 3 nm 2009 chng kin mc tng trng GDP l 1,6%, qu 4 l 5,0%,[119] t l ny trong qu 1 nm 2010 l 3,7%.[119]

Thng 7, 2010, Qu D tr Lin bang cho bit cc hot ng kinh t tip tc gia tng nhng nhp chm. Ch tch Qu D tr Lin bang, Ben Bernake, ni rng tng quan nn kinh t l "khng n nh cch bt thng".[120] Nhn chung, nn kinh t pht trin mc 2,9% trong nm 2010.[121]

Vn phng Ngn sch Quc hi v phn ln cc nh kinh t hc cho rng k hoch kch thch ca Obama gip tng trng kinh t.[122][123] Vn phng pht hnh mt bn bo co theo gi kch thch lm gia tng s ngi c vic lm t 1 2,1 triu.[122][123][124][125][126]

Obama ku gi Quc hi thng qua lut ci t h thng chm sc sc khe ca Hoa K, mt li ha quan trng khi tranh c v l mt mc tiu lp php ca ng.[127]

Obama ngh m rng bo him y t bao gm nhng ngi cha c bo him, v cho php nhng ngi mt vic hoc thay i cng vic duy tr bo him ca mnh. ng ku gi chi tiu 900 t USD trong 10 nm v bao gm mt k hoch bo him ca chnh ph cnh tranh vi khu vc bo him t nh l mt bin php nhm lm gim gi bo him ng thi nng cao cht lng h thng chm sc sc khe. D lut cng quy nh vic b ri ngi mc bnh l bt hp php, v yu cu tt c ngi M u c bo him sc khe. K hoch ny cng tnh n vic ct gim chi tiu y t v nh thu trn nhng cng ty bo him cung ng cc gi bo him t tin.[128][129]

Ngy 14 thng 7, 2009, gii lnh o ng Dn ch Vin Dn biu gii thiu bn k hoch dy 1 017 trang xem xt ton b h thng chm sc sc khe ca nc M; Obama mun Quc hi ph chun k hoch ny vo cui nm 2009.[127]

Sau nhiu cuc tranh lun din ra sut k ngh h nm 2009 ca Quc hi, ngy 9 thng 9,Obama c din vn trc k hp ton th ca Quc hi, by t mi quan tm n nhng xut.[130] Thng 3, 2009, Obama g b lnh cm s dng ngn sch lin bang cho nghin cu t bo gc.[131]

Ngy 21 thng 3, 2010, o lut Patient Protection and Affordable Care c Thng vin thng qua, trc trong thng 12 Vin Dn biu biu quyt vi t l 219-212 ph chun d lut. Tng thng k ban hnh ngy 23 thng 3, 2010.[132][133]

Obama gi cuc cuc bu c ngy 2 thng 11, 2010, khi ng Dn ch mt 63 gh Vin Dn biu,[134] l "ng h thn" v l mt "tht bi nng n".[135] ng ni rng s tht bi ny l do ngi dn M cha cm thy tc dng ca tin trnh phc hi kinh t.[136]

Trong thng 2 v thng 3, Ph Tng thng Joe Biden v Ngoi trng Hillary Rodham Clinton thc hin nhng chuyn cng du ring l nhm cng b mt "k nguyn mi" trong tiu bang giao gia Hoa K vi Nga v u chu, nhng t "t ph" v "iu chnh" c s dng bo trc nhng thay i quan trng trong chnh sch ngoi giao. Obama t mun tip cn vi gii lnh o -rp khi dnh cho knh truyn hnh -rp, Al Arabiya, cuc phng vn u tin ca ng.[137]

Ngy 19 thng 3, Obama tip tc n lc tip cn vi th gii Hi gio bng cch gi thng ip nm mi qua mt video n nhn dn v chnh quyn Iran,[138] nhng b gii lnh o Iran c tuyt.[139] n thng 4, bi din vn ca Obama c ti Ankara, Th Nh K c chnh ph cc nc -rp tip nhn cch thun li.[140] Ngy 4 thng 6, 2009, trong din t c ti i hc Cairo, Ai Cp, Obama ku gi cho "mt s khi u mi" trong mi quan h gia th gii Hi gio vi Hoa K, ng cng ln ting thc y tin trnh ha bnh Trung ng.

Ngy 26 thng 6, 2009, phn ng trc hnh ng ca chnh ph Iran chng li nhng ngi biu tnh sau cuc bu c tng thng 2009 Iran, Obama ni: "S dng bo lc chng li h l v nhn o. Chng ti theo di v ln n chng."[141]

Ngy 24 thng 9, 2009, Obama tr thnh Tng thng Hoa K u tin ch ta mt cuc hp ca Hi ng Bo an Lin Hip Quc.[142]

Thng 3, 2010, Obam cng khai chng li k hoch ca Th tng Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, tip tc n xy dng nh cho ngi Do Thi trong nhng khu dn c c nhiu ngi -rp khu ng Jerusalem.[143][144]

Cng trong thng ny, mt tha thun t c vi chnh ph Dmitry Medvedev ca Nga thay th Tha c Ct gim V trang Chin lc 1991 bng mt hip c mi ct gim mt phn ba s lng v kh ht nhn tm xa trong kho v kh ca c hai bn.[145] Hip c New START ny c Obama v Medvedev k kt trong thng 4, 2010, v c Thng vin Hoa K ph chun vo thng 12, 2010.[146]

Ngy 27 thng 2, 2009, khi ni chuyn vi binh s Thy qun Lc chin M sp c gi n Afghanistan, Obama tuyn b rng qun i Hoa K s chm dt cc cuc hnh qun chin u ti Iraq trong vng 18 thng, "Cho php ti trnh by iu ny cch r rng nht: n 31 thng 8, 2010, nhim v chin u ca chng ta ti Iraq s chm dt."[147] Cuc trit thoi s c hon tt trong thng 8, 2010, li mt lc lng chuyn tip t 35 000 n 50 000 binh s cho n cui nm 2011.

Ngy 19 thng 8, 2010, l on chin u cui cng ri khi Iraq. Lc lng chuyn tip m trch cng tc chng khng b, hun luyn, trang b, v c vn cho lc lng an ninh Iraq.[148][149]

Ngy 31 thng 8, 2010, Obama tuyn b nhim v chin u ca Hoa K ti Iraq chm dt.[150]

Ngy 21 thng 10, 2011, Tng thng Obama tuyn b ton b binh s Hoa K ri khi Iraq kp on t vi gia nh trong nhng ngy l.[151]

T lc mi nhm chc, Obama ch trng tng cng sc mnh qun s ti Afghanistan,[152] ng tuyn b gia tng s binh s M ln n 17 000 ngi nhm "o ngc tnh hnh ang sa st ti Afghanistan", vng t theo ng khng nhn "s quan tm chin lc v ngun lc cn thit".[153]

Thng 5, 2009, Tng thng thay th t lnh qun i ti y, Tng David D. McKiernan, bng cu t lnh Lc lng c bit, Tng Stanley A. McChrystal, ng rng nhng kinh nghim ca McChrystal trong Lc lng c bit s gip p dng hiu qu chin thut chng ni dy trong chin tranh . Ngy 1 thng 12, 2009, Obama tuyn b b sung 30 000 qun n Afghanistan.[154] ng cng xut k hoch rt qun trong vng 18 thng k t ngy ny.[155]

Sau khi b ch huy ca McChrystal ch trch nhn vin Ta Bch c, thng 6, 2010, David Petraeus c b nhim thay th McChrystal.[156]

Obama miu t mi dy rng buc gia Hoa K vi Israel l "khng th ph v c".[157] Ngay t u, chnh ph Obama y mnh hp tc qun s vi Israel bng cch tng vin tr qun s, lp li Nhm Chnh tr Qun s Hoa K-Israel, v Nhm T vn Chnh sch Quc phng, gia tng cc chuyn ving thm qun s cao cp gia hai nc.[158] Chnh ph Obama yu cu Quc hi phn b tin cho chng trnh Iron Dome nhm p tr t sng tn cng bng ha tin ca Paestine nhm vo Israel.[159]

Trong nm 2011, Hoa K ph quyt mt ngh quyt ca Hi ng Bo an Lin Hip Quc ln n cc khu nh c ca Israrel. Hoa K l quc gia duy nht chng li ngh quyt ny.[160] Obama ng h gii php hai nh nc trong cuc tranh chp -rp Israel da trn hin trng nm 1967.[161]

Thng 3, 2011, khi lc lng trung thnh vi Muammar Gaddafi p o nhng nhm ni dy trn khp lnh th Libya, u chu v Lin on -rp ln ting ku gi thnh lp mt khu vc cm bay, v Thng vin Hoa K nht tr thng qua mt ngh quyt.[162]

Phn ng trc Ngh quyt 1973 ca Hi ng Bo an Lin Hip Quc, Gaddafi trc th rng s "khng dung tha" i vi phe ni dy Benghazi[163] tuyn b ngng lp tc mi hot ng qun s.[164] Tuy nhin, c nhng bo co v vic binh s ca Gaddafi tip tc n pho vo Misrata. Hm sau, theo ch th ca Obama, qun lc Hoa K dn u cc cuc khng kch, s dng ha tin Tomahawk, oanh tc c tng hnh B-2 Spirit, v cc chin u c[165][166][167] hy dit kh nng phng v ca chnh ph Libya vi l do bo v tnh mng thng dn v cng ch thi hnh lnh cm bay.[168]

Su ngy sau, 25 thng 3, vi s ng thun ca 23 thnh vin, NATO lnh o chin dch Operation Unified Protector. S h tr ca NATO l nhn t quyt nh dn n s sp ca ch Gaddafi ngy 23 thng 10, 2011.[169]

Khi u vi nhng thng tin tip nhn trong thng 7, 2010, mng li tnh bo ca CIA trong nhng thng k tip xc nh rng Osama bin Laden ang tr n trong mt ta nh kn o Abbottabad, mt vng ngoi cch Islamabad, th Pakistan, 35 dm.[170] Thng 3, 2011, Gim c CIA Leon Panetta tng trnh nhng thng tin tnh bo cho Tng thng Obama.[170] Trong su tun k tip, khi hp bn vi cc c vn an ninh, Obama bc b k hoch nm bom, nhng cho php ton c nhim SEAL ca Hi qun Hoa K t kch vo ta nh.[170]

Kt qu thu c t cuc t kch, tin hnh ngy 1 thng 5, 2011, l ci cht ca bin Laden, nhiu giy t b thu gi, cng nhng a vi tnh.[171][172] Thi th ca bin Laden c nhn dng nh xt nghim DNA,[173] ri c thy tng ch vi gi sau .[174]

Vo chiu ti ngy 1 thng 5 ti Washington, D.C., ngay sau khi Tng thng thng bo, nhiu cuc n mng t pht din ra trn khp t nc, v nhng m ng hoan h t hp bn ngoi Ta Bch c, ti khu bnh a v Qung trng Times New York.[171][175] Trong s nhng phn ng tch cc n t hai chnh ng v t nhiu quc gia trn th gii c li chc tng ca cc cu tng thng Bill Clinton v George W. Bush.[176][177]

t nc ny c nhiu ca ci hn bt c quc gia no khc, nhng iu khng lm chng ta giu c. Chng ta c qun i hng cng nht trong lch s, nhng iu khng lm chng ta mnh m. Nn i hc v vn ha ca chng ta khin th gii phi ganh t, nhng iu khng ko th gii n gn vi chng ta. iu khin nc M ni bt l nhng rng buc khin t nc a dng nht ny trn Tri t on kt vi nhau... l iu khin nc M tr nn v i.

Barack Obama, Din vn Chin thng trong k bu c tng thng 2012.[84]

Cha l ngi Kenya, m ngi M gc u, ln ln Honolulu v Jakarta, theo hc ti nhng vin i hc tinh hoa ca nc M (thuc Ivy League), nhng tri nghim ban u ca Obama khc bit ng k vi th h chnh khch ngi M gc Phi khi nghip chnh tr ca mnh trong thp nin 1960 bng cch tham gia cc cuc u tranh ca Phong tro Dn quyn M[178].

By t s kinh ngc v nhng tra vn liu ng c " en" khng, trong mt ln ni chuyn vi Hip hi Nh bo Da en vo thng 8 nm 2007, Obama nhn xt rng vn khng phi l ngoi din hoc thnh tch ca ng v nhng s vic lin quan n c tri da en, nhng l "no trng ca chng ta vn cn b cu thc bi tng cho rng bt c ai tm kim s ng h t nhng ngi anh em da trng u b coi l ang lm mt iu sai tri"[179].

Obama thng c nhc n nh l mt nh hng bin xut sc. T giai on chun b nhm chc v sut nhim k tng thng, mi tun ng u c mt bi ni chuyn c a ln Internet.

Theo Gallup, Obama khi u nhim k vi t l ng h l 68%, ri suy gim u n sut trong nm, cui cng chm y vo thng 8 nm 2010 mc 41%, tng t vi nhng g xy ra vi hai tng thng tin nhim ca ng, Ronald Reagan v Bill Clinton trong nm u tin ca h ti Ta Bch c. T l ny tng ln i cht sau ci cht ca Osama bin Laden, ko di n thng 6, 2011 ri ri tut tr li mc c vo thi im trc khi m cuc hnh qun tiu dit bin Laden.

Tuy nhin, theo cuc kho st ca Harris Interactive vo thng 1, 2009 cho knh truyn hnh France 24 v nht bo International Herald Tribune, Obama c xem l nh lnh o th gii nhiu quyn lc nht cng nh c tn trng nht. Trong mt cuc kho st vo thng 5, 2009 ca Harris, Obama c nh gi l nh lnh o th gii c yu thch nht, v l nhn vkt c k vng nht c th dn dt th gii ra khi cn suy thoi kinh t.

Obama c trao Gii Grammy cho album ni hay nht v phin bn audio ca quyn Dreams from My Father trong thng 2, 2006 v cho quyn The Audacity of Hope trong thng 2, 2008. Bi din vn chp nhn thua cuc trong k bu c s b New Hampshire ca Obama c ph nhc, khi video "Yes We Can" c a ln YouTube lin c 10 triu lt xem ngay trong thng u tin, v c nhn Gii Daytime Emmy. Thng 12, 2008, Obama c tp ch Time chn lm Nhn vt ca Nm do n lc ca ng trong k bu c tng thng m tp ch ny miu t l "cuc hnh trnh vng chi t n nhng thnh qu hu nh l bt kh".

Ngy 9 thng 10, 2009, y ban Nobel Na Uy tuyn b Obama ot Gii Nobel Ha bnh 2009 "do nhng n lc phi thng ca ng nhm cng c nn ngoi giao quc t v s hp tc gia cc dn tc". Ngy 10 thng 12, 2009, Obama n Oslo nhn gii vi thi "ht sc khim tn v lng bit n su sc". Ln trao gii ny gy ra nhng phn ng tri nghch nhau t nhng nh lnh o th gii cng nh gii truyn thng. Obama l ngi th t trong s cc Tng thng Hoa K c trao gii Nobel Ha bnh, v l ngi th ba nhn gii khi ng chc.

C nhng ngi ng h ln ch trch u xem hnh nh ca Obama nh l mt nhn cch trung tnh m bt c ai cng c th lng vo qu kh v kht vng ca mnh. Nhng cu chuyn ca Obama v ngun gc gia nh cng c thm na iu m mt bi vit ng trn tp ch The New Yorker thng 5 nm 2004 miu t l hnh nh chung cho mi ngi. Trong quyn Dreams from My Fathers, ng gn kt lch s gia nh h ngoi vi t tin l ngi M bn a v l h hng xa vi Jefferson Davis, tng thng Lin minh min Nam trong cuc Ni chin M[180].

Cn khi ni chuyn trc mt c ta ngi Do Thi trong cuc ua vo Thng vin Hoa K nm 2004, Obama tm thy s tng ng trong ngun gc ngn ng gia ci tn Barack bt ngun t ng Phi vi tn Baruch, trong ting Hebrew ngha l "ngi c chc phc".

Thng 10 nm 2006, khi xut hin trong chng trnh truyn hnh The Oprah Winfrey Show, Obama ni v tnh a dng trong i gia nh ca mnh: "Michelle s bo cho cc bn bit, khi hp mt vo dp Ging sinh hoc L T n, th y ng l mt Lin Hip Quc thu nh. Ti c nhng ngi h hng trng ging nh Bernie Mac (din vin v danh hi ngi M gc Phi), trong khi nhng ngi khc trng ging nh Margaret Thatcher. y chng ti c tt c"[181]. Obama gp ngi v tng lai ca mnh, Michelle Robinson, nm 1988 khi nhn mt cng vic ma h cho vn phng lut s Sidley & Austin Chicago[182]. L c vn cho Obama ti cng ty, Robinson cng lm vic vi Obama trong cc hot ng x hi theo nhm. n cui h, h bt u hn h, nh hn nm 1991 v kt hn vo thng 10 nm 1992[183]. Con gi u ca hai ngi, Malia Ann, cho i nm 1999[184], k l Natasha ("Sasha") nm 2001[185].

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Hillary Clinton shot her upcoming appearance on Broad City back in December but the show's stars are still feeling the buzz from the unlikely cameo.

"We've had some amazing guests stars, but this is a whole other level," Abbi Jacobson told me at Marie Claire's SXSW party for her and Ilana Glazer.

"She's like an A-list historical figure," Glazer said. "Meeting her? It was a trip. It was wild."

The presidential hopeful was on set for about 45 minutes. "We were like, 'Thank God,' because she shouldn't be on our show for too long," Jacobson said with a laugh. "There are probably more important things for her to be doing."

They did get to talk to Clinton in between takes.

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"We were shooting and then we had to reset the camera for a different take and we were just chatting, just three girls chatting," Jacobson said.

What did they chat about?!

"We talked about Cynthia Nixon and Sex and the City," Glazer said.

What?!

"Cynthia is on the same episode," Glazer said. "[Clinton] was like, 'I like her.'"

Glazer doesn't think they'll be campaigning for Clinton anytime soonnot because they don't support her.

"I don't know if that's helpful," she said. "We're these pot smoking characters."

But Glazer is happy to to say, "Now she knows Broad City. I think maybe if someone mentions it, she may be like, 'I think I was on that show.'"

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MIAMI Hillary Clinton entered this presidential campaign last April as an overwhelming frontrunner and inevitable Democratic nominee. Tonight, she regained that status.

There was a lot of cheering at Clintons primary night party as results from the 12 states and territories that voted on Tuesday began to flash on the screen. Polls had indicated Clinton would do well today, and there were no surprises.

Following her huge win in South Carolinas Democratic primary on Saturday, Clintons strong showing in the Super Tuesday races today has allowed her to pull substantially ahead of her rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. As the night progressed, she was declared victor in the delegate-rich states of Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama, Texas and Massachusetts. Sanders won his home state of Vermont right off the bat and later Oklahoma, Colorado and Minnesota and gave an early evening speech before calling it a night. Though Clinton and her allies arent declaring victory just yet, it is clear they believe the writing is on the wall for Sanders.

Hillary Clinton speaks at her Super Tuesday election night rally at a film studio in Miami. (Photo: Joe Skipper/EPA)

Tuesdays balloting kicked off a streak of primaries this month, and Sanders campaign reportedly views March 15 as a decisive moment in the fight for the Democratic nomination. A Clinton campaign source who spoke to Yahoo News at her primary night party here on Tuesday indicated that the campaign also sees March 15as a turning point and that it expects the night will be a good one for them.

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By mid-March, our lead will be large enough that it will be effectively insurmountable [it] wont be mathematically impossible but it will be effectively insurmountable, the Clinton source said.

In her victory speech, Clinton congratulated Sanders on his strong showing and campaign. She then emphasized her own forward trajectory.

Now this campaign moves forward to the Crescent City, the Motor City and beyond, Clinton said.

Since her win in South Carolina, Clinton has increasingly shifted her focus to Republican frontrunner Donald Trump. Her Tuesday night speech included jabs at Trumps Make America Great Again slogan, which Clinton has been deploying on the campaign trail in recent days.

America never stopped being great, Clinton said. We have to make America whole.

It was easy to forget in the wake of Sanders surge in the early-voting states, but this is how the race was always supposed to be for Clinton.

Hillary Clinton arrives to speak at her Super Tuesday election night rally in Miami. (Photo: Gerald Herbert/AP)

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With her years of experience as a former first lady, U.S. senator and secretary of state, Clinton began this race almost as more of an incumbent than a White House hopeful. This time last year, polls showed Clinton with a lead that was, on average, more than 40 points ahead of all her likely rivals. But then America and the Clinton campaign along with it began to Feel the Bern.

Sanders numbers climbed, and he started the primaries by nearly tying Clinton in Iowa and defeating her soundly in New Hampshire. Clinton was expected to have a firewall of support that would block Berniementum in the next two states on the calendar, Nevada and South Carolina. But as the Feb. 20 Nevada caucus approached, Sanders was closing the gap, and Clintons firewall seemed in danger of being breached.

Then Clinton ended up winning Nevada by five points, and South Carolina brought her an even stronger victory than she expected. She came into Super Tuesday with momentum on her side, and with her strong performance this evening, her allies dont expect the race to shift again.

Former Rep. Ron Klein, D-Fla., was in attendance at Clintons primary night party and, even before any results were in, predicted that the night would be the beginning of a surge that would propel Clinton past Sanders.

I think this is a continuing momentum is what it is The 12 states and territories that are going today, assuming she does well in many of the areas, I think it will just build a continued ball of steam, Klein said.

At one point, as the results were coming in, jubilant supporters waiting at the party to watch Clinton speak began chanting, I believe that she will win! I believe that she will win! Indeed, all the supporters who spoke with Yahoo News expressed confidence in Clintons chances. However, like the campaign, most of Clintons supporters arent ready to say the race is over just yet.

Michael Lefevre, a 26-year-old transportation planner from nearby Coral Gables, Fla., said he is eager for Clinton to take on Republican frontrunner Donald Trump.

Im tired of it. I cant believe its just a primary. Im ready for the real thing, Lefevre said.

Still, in spite of his eagerness, Lefevre doesnt think the primary is finished.

I think todays the day where you really start to see them separate, he said.

Cindy Lerner, the mayor of Pinecrest, Fla., similarly said that the Democratic race is winding down.

It will be close. I dont know that it will be over, Lerner said. It looks like everybodys doing their best to prolong their opportunities to be involved, and thats OK to me.

Though she was optimistic about Clintons chances, Lerner sounded one cautionary note. Lerner was a pledged delegate for Clinton in the 2008 presidential primary. After Clinton was defeated by Barack Obama in a hard-fought race, Lerner was somewhat reluctant to switch sides. The experience makes Lerner concerned that Sanders supporters might not all be able to unite behind Clinton in the general election.

I was one of those people that was so heartbroken that she stepped aside, Lerner said of Clinton in 2008. I was supposed to go to the national convention. I didnt want to go. A lot of us went through a lot of angst about it. I hope that doesnt happen this time.

April Hardemon, a Miami police officer who was at Clintons primary night party, said she has no such worries. She said theres no question in her mind that the fight for the Democratic nomination ended Tuesday night.

Im very confident in Hillary Clinton, Hardemon said, adding, Shes going to take it.

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