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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 27, 2008

I think that we have to add unemployment insurance extensions as a part of that. But the question is long term what are we going to do? And I've said that instead of providing an extension of the tax breaks that go to the wealthiest…

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 26, 2008

I think it is important for us not to bail out lenders who made, in some cases, poorly considered or speculative loans.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 24, 2008

Well, first of all, Charlie is absolutely right that African-Americans should vote for what's best for them, their children, and this country.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 24, 2008

I promise you this. I will not just win this Saturday. I will not just win the Democratic nomination. I will not just win the general election. But, instead, you and I, we are going to march into the future. We're going to transform this…

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 24, 2008

Women in particular are vulnerable to debt, as well as these predatory lending practices and subprime loans. And then it gets hard for people to dig themselves out.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 24, 2008

I think Bill Clinton did have an enormous affinity with the African-American community and still does. I think that's well earned.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 22, 2008

They come in waves and they somehow appear magically wherever the next primary or caucus is although they're also being distributed all across the country.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 22, 2008

They come in waves. And they somehow appear magically wherever the next primary or caucus is.

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

There's a set of assertions made by Senator Clinton, as well as her husband.

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

While I was working on those streets watching those folks see their jobs shipped overseas, you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board of Wal-Mart.

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

My suspicion is, I bet the other side must be rattled if they're continually saying false things about us, right?

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

Oftentimes, you'd vote present in order -- in order to indicate that you had problems with a bill that otherwise you might be willing to vote for.

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

I think Ronald Reagan changed the trajectory of America in a way that, you know, Richard Nixon did not and in a way that Bill Clinton did not.

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

I think it's hard to project four years from now. And I think it would be irresponsible.

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

We can't afford a President whose positions change with the politics of the moment, we need a President who knows that being ready on day one means getting it right from day one.

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