Barack Obama actually said...

"What I'm absolutely certain about is that our office had no involvement in any deal-making around my Senate seat."

"I had no contact with the governor's office. I did not speak to the governor about these issues."

"I have not been contacted by any federal officials. And we have not been interviewed by them."

"The time has come this year in this new administration to modernize our health care system for the 21st century."