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Faith in the 2012 Election Faith in the 2012 Election
Religion emerged as an important issue in the 2012 presidential campaign. The personal religious identity of President Barack Obama and the Republican candidate, Governor...

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The 2012 Candidates on Values The 2012 Candidates on Values
Campus Conversation on Values Program Page

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Barack Obama on the Basic Values Shared by the US and Israel at AIPAC

Barack Obama
March 4, 2012
The United States and Israel share interests, but we also share those human values that Shimon [Peres] spoke about: A commitment to human dignity. A belief that freedom is a right that is given to all of God’s children. An experience that shows us that democracy is the one and only form of government that can truly respond to the aspirations of citizens. [...] Yes, we [Americans] are bound to Israel because of the interests that we share -- in security for our communities, prosperity for our people, the new frontiers of science that can light the world. But ultimately it is our common ideals that provide the true foundation for our relationship.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/04/remarks-president-aipac-policy-conference-0
Barack Obama Barack Obama
Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States in January 2009, the first African-American to hold the office, and was re-elected to the presidency in November 2012. After graduating from Columbia University and Harvard Law School,...