Barack Obama: “Does that mean that I can do everything that I have called for in this…”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2008

Does that mean that I can do everything that I have called for in this campaign... Probably not.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Obama acknowledges the limitations on his campaign promises due to the economic situation.

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