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Barack Obama: It is a day for us to sound the alarm about restrictions on the media.

On the recordMay 2, 2010
It is a day for us to sound the alarm about restrictions on the media.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement on World Press Freedom Day

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