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Barack Obama: So I have come to Europe this week to renew our partnership, one in which America listens and learns from our friends…

On the recordApril 2, 2009
So I have come to Europe this week to renew our partnership, one in which America listens and learns from our friends and allies, but where our friends and allies bear their share of the burden.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama discusses the need for mutual cooperation and shared responsibility in international relations.

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