Barack Obama: “I hope that today's decision will lead the prosecutor to reconsider…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2007

I hope that today's decision will lead the prosecutor to reconsider the excessive charges brought against all the teenagers in this case.

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Statement by Senator Obama on Repeal of Jena 6 Conviction

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