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On the recordJanuary 20, 2008
When Senator Clinton said -- President Clinton says that I wasn't opposed to the war from the start or says it's a fairy tale that I opposed the war. That is simply not true.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Barack Obama responded to Hillary Clinton's comments regarding his stance on the war.

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