On the recordAugust 16, 2010
This is America. And our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “This is America. And our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable.”
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Obama emphasizes the importance of religious freedom in the context of the mosque controversy.
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