Barack Obama: “I came to Illinois all those years ago, and they will stay with me…”

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

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