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Barack Obama: Well, it's too early to know exactly how this came about, what group was involved, but obviously, it was an attack on…

On the recordNovember 4, 2012
Well, it's too early to know exactly how this came about, what group was involved, but obviously, it was an attack on Americans.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama discusses the uncertainty surrounding the Benghazi attack and acknowledges it as an attack on Americans.

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