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Jesse Jackson: “There really is no justification for my comment. And I hope the Obama family and the American people can forgive me.”

On the recordJuly 16, 2008
There really is no justification for my comment. And I hope the Obama family and the American people can forgive me.
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Jesse Jackson

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Jesse Jackson apologized for his offensive remark about Barack Obama.

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