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Barack Obama: “He was interested in whether he could use a sensitive opportunity to shine a spotlight on an extraordinary place.”

On the recordAugust 31, 2016
He was interested in whether he could use a sensitive opportunity to shine a spotlight on an extraordinary place.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Josh Earnest and Senior Advisor Brian Deese

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