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On the recordJanuary 18, 2008
[T]he Armenian Genocide is not an allegation, a personal opinion, or a point of view, but rather a widely documented fact supported by an overwhelming body of historical evidence.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama emphasizes the factual basis of the Armenian Genocide.

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