Barack Obama: “The America we know is great, not just because of our skyscrapers or…”

On the recordApril 19, 2011

The America we know is great, not just because of our skyscrapers or the size of our GDP.

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Remarks at a Democratic National Committee Fundraiser in San Francisco

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