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On the recordJuly 23, 2007
As president of the United States, my commitment on issues like education, my commitment on issues like health care is to close the disparities and the gaps, because that's what's really going to solve the race problem in this country.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama discusses his commitment to addressing racial disparities in education and health care.

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