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Barack Obama: It's the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning; it's the last thing I think about when I go to bed at…

On the recordJuly 21, 2011
It's the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning; it's the last thing I think about when I go to bed at night.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at a Town Hall Meeting and a Question-and-Answer Session in College Park

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