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Barack Obama: Today's attack demonstrates the grave and urgent threat that al Qaeda and its affiliates pose to the United States, to…

On the recordSeptember 19, 2008
Today's attack demonstrates the grave and urgent threat that al Qaeda and its affiliates pose to the United States, to Pakistan, and to the security of all nations.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement of Sen. Obama on the Terrorist Attack in Pakistan

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