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Barack Obama: We expect it to be a negotiation based on mutual interest and mutual respect.

On the recordApril 13, 2012
We expect it to be a negotiation based on mutual interest and mutual respect.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at the CEO Summit of the Americas and a Question-and-Answer Session in Cartagena

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