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On the recordDecember 7, 2009
I came to Washington with a promise to change how our Government deals with difficult issues like this.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement on the Settlement of the Cobell Class-Action Lawsuit on Indian Trust Management

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