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Barack Obama: We have a very clear goal and a very clear set of interests that the President has defined as it relates to preventing…

On the recordMay 6, 2010
We have a very clear goal and a very clear set of interests that the President has defined as it relates to preventing safe havens for al Qaeda.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Briefing by Ben Rhodes

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