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On the recordApril 16, 2008
When you're running for the presidency, then you've got to expect it. And you've just got to kind of let it -- you know, you know. That's what you got to do.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama addresses the challenges of running for president and the scrutiny that comes with it.

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