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Barack Obama: “You've described it in Korean, and in English it translates as: 'Yes, we can.'”

On the recordOctober 12, 2011
You've described it in Korean, and in English it translates as: 'Yes, we can.'
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at a State Dinner Honoring President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea

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