10/10/2011
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"Caribbean Heritage Month isn't only about celebrating the common past between the United States and Caribbean nations; it's about securing our common future."
"What has drawn so many Caribbean men and women to America is the same idea that drew my own father to America many years ago -- that America is a place where our dreams for ourselves and our families ..."
"There's no doubt that had Reverend Wright's controversial statements not surfaced then this would not have been as -- this would not have been a prominent issue."
"My suspicion at that time, and Michelle, I think, shared this concern, was that it was going to be very difficult to continue our membership there so long as I was running for president."