Barack Obama: “We're not going to let...an America in which only a sliver of folks…”

On the recordNovember 21, 2011

We're not going to let...an America in which only a sliver of folks have opportunity.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at Central High School in Manchester

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Barack Obama: “We're not going to let...an America in which only a sliver of folks have opportunity.”