People have to have confidence that they're applying it in a nonpartisan way.
Barack Obama: “People have to have confidence that they're applying it in a nonpartisan way.”
On the recordMay 12, 2013
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The President's News Conference With Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom
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