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Barack Obama: We've seen courageous women stand up to the brutality and threats and we have experienced the searing image of a woman…

On the recordJune 22, 2009
We've seen courageous women stand up to the brutality and threats and we have experienced the searing image of a woman bleeding to death on the streets. While this loss is raw and extraordinarily painful we know this, those who stand up for justice are always on the right side of history.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama acknowledges the bravery of women in Iran and their fight for justice.

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