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Barack Obama: It was about the young girl in Washington State who just wanted to see a movie at her hometown theater, but was turned…

On the recordJuly 25, 2010
It was about the young girl in Washington State who just wanted to see a movie at her hometown theater, but was turned away because she had cerebral palsy.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks on the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

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