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Barack Obama: We stand for universal values, including the rights of the Egyptian people to freedom of assembly, freedom of speech…

On the recordJanuary 31, 2011
We stand for universal values, including the rights of the Egyptian people to freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, and the freedom to access information.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks on the Situation in Egypt

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