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Barack Obama: The time is now, to start thinking about what that means in terms of responsibilities, what it means to be a man.

On the recordJune 18, 2009
The time is now, to start thinking about what that means in terms of responsibilities, what it means to be a man.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Barbeque for Young Men

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