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Barack Obama: “Thanks to a gigantic loophole, these special interests can spend unlimited amounts without even disclosing where the…”

On the recordFebruary 7, 2012
Thanks to a gigantic loophole, these special interests can spend unlimited amounts without even disclosing where the money is coming from. We don't know where it's coming from. We don't know if it's from the oil industry, we don't know if it's from banks. We don't know if it's insurance companies. Could be coming overseas. We don't know. They won't tell you. They don't want you to know. They don't want you to know. They won't stand behind what they do. This isn't just a threat to Democrats. This is a threat to our democracy.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama discusses the dangers of unlimited spending by special interests in politics.

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