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Barack Obama: Even amid so much tragedy, we saw the stirrings of a brighter day.

On the recordAugust 28, 2010
Even amid so much tragedy, we saw the stirrings of a brighter day.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Press Release: Remarks of President Barack Obama on the Fifth Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans

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