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On the recordJuly 26, 2008
The best reparations we can provide are good schools in the inner city and jobs for people who are unemployed.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Question and Answer Session with Minority Journalists at the Unity '08 Convention in Chicago

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