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On the recordDecember 28, 2009
It's been widely reported that the father of the suspect in the Christmas incident warned U.S. officials in Africa about his son's extremist views.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama discusses failures in the intelligence community regarding the Christmas bomber.

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