Barack Obama: “And it says something about who we are as a people that in the middle…”

On the recordOctober 17, 2012

And it says something about who we are as a people that in the middle of a contentious election season, opposing candidates can share the same stage.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York City

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