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Barack Obama: The American people don't want to hear politicians attack each other – you want to hear about how we're going to attack…

On the recordOctober 16, 2008
The American people don't want to hear politicians attack each other – you want to hear about how we're going to attack the challenges facing middle class families each and every day.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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