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Barack Obama: More than 2,000 years ago, a child was born to two faithful travelers who could find rest only in a stable among the…

On the recordDecember 6, 2011
More than 2,000 years ago, a child was born to two faithful travelers who could find rest only in a stable among the cattle and the sheep. But this was just not any child. Christ's birth made the angels rejoice, and attracted shepherds and kings from afar.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama delivers a Christmas message emphasizing the significance of Christ's birth.

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