Political Quotes

On the recordJune 5, 2007
And nothing really changes except the news coverage quiets down and Anderson Cooper is on to something else.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama comments on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, criticizing the lack of sustained government attention to the issue.

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