Barack Obama: “An initial examination of those packages has determined that they do…”

On the recordOctober 28, 2010

An initial examination of those packages has determined that they do apparently contain explosive material.

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Obama confirmed the presence of explosive material in suspicious packages addressed to synagogues.

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Barack Obama: “An initial examination of those packages has determined that they do apparently contain explosive material.”