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Barack Obama: “When somebody tells them that gasoline prices might reach $4 a gallon and he says, 'That's interesting, I didn't know…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2008
When somebody tells them that gasoline prices might reach $4 a gallon and he says, 'That's interesting, I didn't know that.' This is just today, then it's a sign that we have a Washington that is out of touch.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Senator Obama criticizes President Bush's lack of awareness about rising gasoline prices.

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