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Barack Obama: The scope of our country's drug problem is disturbingly clear; drug overdoses are fast approaching car crashes as the…

On the recordMay 17, 2010
The scope of our country's drug problem is disturbingly clear; drug overdoses are fast approaching car crashes as the leading cause of accidental death.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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