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Barack Obama: We believe in a big America, an America where everybody has got a fair shot and everyone pays their fair share.

On the recordSeptember 30, 2011
We believe in a big America, an America where everybody has got a fair shot and everyone pays their fair share.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at the Human Rights Campaign's Annual National Dinner

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