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Barack Obama: “He had the courage to stand firm in his principles, but also the courage to change over time.”

On the recordJune 27, 2010
He had the courage to stand firm in his principles, but also the courage to change over time.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement on the Death of Senator Robert C. Byrd

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