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Barack Obama: This is not about me. It's about looking out across that vast sea of humanity of nearly them million people and them…

On the recordJanuary 19, 2009
This is not about me. It's about looking out across that vast sea of humanity of nearly them million people and them expressing the will for change, the desire for change.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Barack Obama reflects on the support of the people and their desire for change.

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