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Barack Obama: I'm preparing the country to make sure that we deal with a threat from ISIL.

On the recordSeptember 6, 2014
I'm preparing the country to make sure that we deal with a threat from ISIL.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Interview with Chuck Todd of NBC News 'Meet the Press'

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