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Barack Obama: Surprisingly enough, I feel right now that I'm doing what I should be doing.

On the recordNovember 15, 2008
Surprisingly enough, I feel right now that I'm doing what I should be doing.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Interview with Steve Kroft on CBS' '60 Minutes'

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