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On the recordJanuary 26, 2010
The Supreme Court reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates of special interests, including foreign corporations, to spend without limit in our elections.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama criticized the Citizens United decision during his 2010 State of the Union address.

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