In February 2007, Obama officially announced his candidacy for the presidency. In his campaign, he took "change" as the theme, emphasizing ending the Iraq war, achieving energy self-sufficiency, stopping tax cuts and popularizing medical insurance.
He also promised to unite political parties, rebuild alliances on the international stage, and restore the leadership of the United States. On August 27th, 2008, he was nominated as the presidential candidate at the Democratic National Congress. On June 4, 2008, 165438+, the preliminary statistics released by major American TV networks showed that the US Democratic presidential candidate, Illinois Senator Barack Obama, defeated his Republican opponent, Arizona Senator John McCain, in the presidential election.
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After Obama took office, he launched his own financial rescue plan, including a promise to provide temporary tax incentives to American companies that create jobs in the next two years, and the company will receive a tax reduction of $3,000 for each new job.
Allow American families to withdraw funds from pension accounts in advance, with a total amount not exceeding $6,543,800+0,000; For buyers who are in trouble but still try to repay their loans, the foreclosure period is extended to 90 days.
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