On the recordMarch 13, 2008
I have never been naive enough to think that we get beyond these issues of race or gender or our history or our past.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “I have never been naive enough to think that we get beyond these issues of race or gender or our history or our past.”
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Obama reflects on the ongoing challenges related to race and gender in America.
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