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Barack Obama: I think it's fair to say that these days in Washington, everybody is always concerned about everything falling victim to…

On the recordJuly 8, 2014
I think it's fair to say that these days in Washington, everybody is always concerned about everything falling victim to the partisan politics.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama comments on the pervasive influence of partisan politics in Washington.

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