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Barack Obama: When women and girls have access to proper health care, families are healthier and communities are less subject to the…

On the recordOctober 6, 2011
When women and girls have access to proper health care, families are healthier and communities are less subject to the ravages of disease and hunger.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement Congratulating the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Recipients

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