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Barack Obama: They're counting on us to stop the hateful rhetoric filling our airwaves.

On the recordJuly 12, 2008
They're counting on us to stop the hateful rhetoric filling our airwaves.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the 2008 National Council of La Raza Annual Meeting in San Diego

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