On the recordJanuary 25, 2009
That's why we've got George Mitchell going there. This is somebody with extraordinary patience as well as extraordinary skill.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “That's why we've got George Mitchell going there. This is somebody with extraordinary patience as well as extraordinary…”
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Obama discusses the appointment of George Mitchell to facilitate peace talks.
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