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Barack Obama: One of the best indicators of whether a country will succeed is how it treats its women.

On the recordSeptember 26, 2015
One of the best indicators of whether a country will succeed is how it treats its women.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at the Closing Session of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in New York City

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