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On the recordMay 1, 2008
I think people can say that my election symbolizes some progress, at least within the small confines of the legal community.
Said by
Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
transcripts.cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Obama comments on the significance of his election to the Harvard Law Review as a symbol of progress.

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