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Barack Obama: Now, it is true that my friend and supporter, Warren Buffett, for example, could afford to pay a little more in taxes.

On the recordOctober 14, 2008
Now, it is true that my friend and supporter, Warren Buffett, for example, could afford to pay a little more in taxes.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Presidential Debate in Hempstead, New York

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