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Barack Obama: 20 years ago, I became the luckiest man on Earth because Michelle Obama agreed to marry me.

On the recordOctober 2, 2012
20 years ago, I became the luckiest man on Earth because Michelle Obama agreed to marry me.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Presidential Debate at the University of Denver

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