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On the recordJuly 18, 2012
I'm running because I don't believe that you can reduce the deficit without asking the wealthiest Americans to give up the tax cuts.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Campaign Rally in West Palm Beach

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