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Barack Obama: If there's just one step we can take to prevent more families from feeling what they feel after they've lost a loved…

On the recordFebruary 3, 2013
If there's just one step we can take to prevent more families from feeling what they feel after they've lost a loved one, we've got an obligation to take that step.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at the Minneapolis Police Department's Special Operations Center in Minneapolis

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