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Barack Obama: “I'm not afraid of losing the P.R. war to dictators. I'm happy to look them in the eye and say what needs to be said.”

On the recordJuly 25, 2007
I'm not afraid of losing the P.R. war to dictators. I'm happy to look them in the eye and say what needs to be said.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama asserts his willingness to confront dictators directly.

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