The challenges we face as a nation are now more numerous and difficult than when I first arrived in Chicago, but I have no doubt that we can meet them.
Barack Obama: “The challenges we face as a nation are now more numerous and difficult than when I first arrived in Chicago, but I have…”
On the recordNovember 15, 2008
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Letter to the People of Illinois Announcing Resignation from the United States Senate
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