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On the recordJune 8, 2008
Instead of spending twelve billion dollars a month to rebuild Iraq, I think it's time we invested in our roads and schools and bridges and started to rebuild America.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks in Raleigh

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