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Barack Obama: “You can decide whether we are going to travel the same worn path or whether we will chart a new course that offers real…”

On the recordApril 21, 2008
You can decide whether we are going to travel the same worn path or whether we will chart a new course that offers real hope for the future.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama urges voters to choose a new direction in the election.

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