10/19/2009
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"As long as I'm president of the United States, the chancellor of Germany will not have to worry about this."
"What I've put forward is a presidential directive that very clearly indicates what we will do and will not do when it comes to overseas surveillance."
"I am very sympathetic to why the German people would be concerned about this."
"I have a clear vision, which I described in Berlin that day... of how we uphold dignity and freedom of all individuals."