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Barack Obama: But if you are ready for change, then we can go ahead and tell the lobbyists, their days of setting the agenda in…

On the recordMarch 7, 2012
But if you are ready for change, then we can go ahead and tell the lobbyists, their days of setting the agenda in Washington are over.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama calls for an end to lobbyist control over political agendas in Washington.

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