On the recordApril 3, 2009
All of us here in London have a responsibility to act with a sense of urgency and every nation that will be participating has been affected by a crisis that's cost us so much.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “All of us here in London have a responsibility to act with a sense of urgency and every nation that will be…”
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Obama emphasizes the collective responsibility of nations to address the ongoing crisis.
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