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Barack Obama: Let me be as clear as possible. I have said before, and I will repeat again, I think people's families are off-limits…

On the recordAugust 31, 2008
Let me be as clear as possible. I have said before, and I will repeat again, I think people's families are off-limits, and people's children are especially off-limits.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama states his position on keeping candidates' families out of political discourse.

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