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Barack Obama: “When you go into the voting booth in November, you're going to be making a decision about the kind of America that we…”

On the recordAugust 13, 2012
When you go into the voting booth in November, you're going to be making a decision about the kind of America that we have not just for yourselves, but for your children and your grandchildren for decades to come.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Campaign Rally in Marshalltown

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