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Barack Obama: We will stand with those who want to bring light into dark, support those who seek freedom in place of repression, aid…

On the recordMay 23, 2011
We will stand with those who want to bring light into dark, support those who seek freedom in place of repression, aid those laying the building blocks of democracy.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Joint Op-ed by President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron

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