Barack Obama said "And while we have made tremendous progress, clearly there is still more work to do to heal the scars of the past." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordOctober 9, 2007

And while we have made tremendous progress, clearly there is still more work to do to heal the scars of the past.

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Obama Statement on Racial Tensions at Columbia University

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