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Barack Obama: I came to Illinois all those years ago, and they will stay with me when I go to the White House in January.

On the recordNovember 15, 2008
I came to Illinois all those years ago, and they will stay with me when I go to the White House in January.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Letter to the People of Illinois Announcing Resignation from the United States Senate

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