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Barack Obama: “I've known Reverend Wright for almost 20 years. The person I saw yesterday was not the person that I met 20 years ago.”

On the recordApril 28, 2008
I've known Reverend Wright for almost 20 years. The person I saw yesterday was not the person that I met 20 years ago.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama reflects on his long relationship with Reverend Wright and expresses disappointment in Wright's recent comments.

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