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Barack Obama: “They taught me values straight from the Kansas heartland where they grew up.”

On the recordJune 18, 2008
They taught me values straight from the Kansas heartland where they grew up.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama Campaign Press Release - Obama Campaign releases first general election television ad

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