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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Mar 23, 2008

I'm running for president because it's time to turn the page on a failed ideology.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Mar 23, 2008

On day one, I will end this war. Not because politics compels it. Not because our troops cannot bear the burden, as heavy as it is, but because it is the right thing to do.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Mar 21, 2008

I've got news for John McCain. He took us into war, along with George Bush, that should have never been authorized.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Mar 21, 2008

When it came to making the most important foreign policy decision of our generation, the decision to invade Iraq, Senator Clinton got it wrong.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Mar 21, 2008

I'm running for president because it's time to turn the page on a failed ideology.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Mar 21, 2008

On day one, I will end this war. Not because politics compels it. Not because our troops cannot bear the burden as heavy as it is. But because it is the right thing to do.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Mar 20, 2008

She called me and offered her the apologies, which I appreciated, but I also indicated that this is something that has to be investigated diligently and openly.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Mar 19, 2008

We were told it wasn't going to count, and so we didn't campaign there. In fact, my name wasn't on the ballot in Michigan. But I think it's important to make sure that the people of Michigan and the people of Florida, that their delegates…

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Mar 19, 2008

The point I was making was not that my grandmother harbors any racial animosity. She doesn't. But she is a typical white person, who, you know, if she sees somebody on the street that she doesn't know, you know, there's a reaction that's…

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Mar 19, 2008

When it came to making the most important foreign policy decision of our generation, the decision to invade Iraq, Senator Clinton got it wrong.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Mar 19, 2008

I'm running for president because it's time to turn the page on a failed ideology.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Mar 19, 2008

On day one, I will end this war. Not because politics compels it. Not because our troops cannot bear the burden as heavy as it is. But because it is the right thing to do.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Mar 19, 2008

I've got news for John McCain. He took us into war, along with George Bush, that should have never been authorized.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Mar 18, 2008

That would be a victory for common sense. It would be a victory for a pragmatic foreign policy that will actually make us more safe.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Mar 18, 2008

My commitment to end the war is one that dates back to 2002. Senator Clinton's commitment to end the war dates back to her decision to run for president.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Mar 18, 2008

Well, I think what is possible is for us to create a best case in Iraq in which the country is stable, we don't have active terrorist cells inside of Iraq. And that we have redeployed our troops in a safe, prudent and responsible way that…

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