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Barack Obama: I'm sure she would have restated it. But if you look in the entire sweep of the essay that she wrote, what's clear is…

On the recordMay 28, 2009
I'm sure she would have restated it. But if you look in the entire sweep of the essay that she wrote, what's clear is that she was simply saying that her life experiences will give her information about the struggles and hardships that people are going through. That will make her a good judge.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama defends Sonia Sotomayor's qualifications and clarifies her controversial comments.

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