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On the recordJune 17, 2008
It's not just that I'm a Christian and these e-mails are misinforming people. They're also feeding on anti-Muslim sentiment, and that's also wrong.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama emphasizes the importance of addressing anti-Muslim sentiment in addition to clarifying his own faith.

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