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Barack Obama: “The real question is will this country be better off four years from now?”

On the recordOctober 29, 2008
The real question is will this country be better off four years from now?
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama poses a critical question about the future direction of the country.

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