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On the recordApril 21, 2011
He really enjoyed those events and feels like it's important for him to have those opportunities to get out and talk about what can seem like pretty esoteric and arcane policy debates in Washington.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney

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