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Barack Obama: When he basically, at the beginning of the debate, looked to the American people and lied to them about his tax cut…

On the recordOctober 3, 2012
When he basically, at the beginning of the debate, looked to the American people and lied to them about his tax cut plan, we're going to have to take that into account.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney and Senior Advisor David Plouffe

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