On the recordApril 19, 2009
That was the right thing to do, and the necessary thing to do.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “That was the right thing to do, and the necessary thing to do.”
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Remarks Following a Meeting With Cabinet Members and an Exchange With Reporters
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