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Barack Obama: “What's the right thing to do and what are the American people believe in overwhelmingly?”

On the recordApril 14, 2013
What's the right thing to do and what are the American people believe in overwhelmingly?
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Interview with Savannah Guthrie of NBC's 'Today Show'

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