Barack Obama actually said...

I had a difficult youth. My father wasn't in the house. I've written about this. There were times where I experimented with drugs and I drank in my teenage years. And what I trace this to as a certain selfishness on my part.

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Obama reflects on his past experiences and personal growth.

08/17/2008

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