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Barack Obama: “When there's a problem someplace, the first call isn't to Berlin, isn't to Beijing.”

On the recordAugust 23, 2015
When there's a problem someplace, the first call isn't to Berlin, isn't to Beijing.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Nevada State Democratic Party Fundraiser in Henderson

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