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On the recordApril 14, 2008
I think people can say that my election symbolizes some progress, at least within the small confines of the legal community.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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transcripts.cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Barack Obama reflects on the significance of his election as the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review.

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