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On the recordOctober 4, 2012
For all you moms and kids out there, don't worry. Somebody's finally getting tough on Big Bird. Elmo, you better make a run for it. Governor Romney is going to let Wall Street run wild again, but he's going to bring the hammer down on Sesame Street.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Barack Obama responds to Mitt Romney's comments about PBS, framing them as a threat to children's programming.

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