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Barack Obama: We have the chance, maybe for the first time in a generation, to finally come together and start tackling problems that…

On the recordDecember 26, 2007
We have the chance, maybe for the first time in a generation, to finally come together and start tackling problems that were there long before George Bush ever took office.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Barack Obama speaks about the opportunity for change and addressing longstanding issues.

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