Barack Obama: “Look, I was expecting to handle a few challenges, not a whole mountain…”

On the recordApril 29, 2009

Look, I was expecting to handle a few challenges, not a whole mountain of them.

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President Obama comments on the challenges his administration is facing, including the potential retirement of Justice Souter.

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Barack Obama: “Look, I was expecting to handle a few challenges, not a whole mountain of them.”