Barack Obama actually said...

The key right now is to make sure that we keep politics to a minimum. There's some legitimate philosophical differences with parts of my plan that the Republicans have and I respect that.

Context

Obama emphasizes the importance of minimizing political conflict while acknowledging differences with Republicans.

01/26/2009

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