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Barack Obama: “I think the American people need somebody who can bring the country together.”

On the recordNovember 10, 2007
I think the American people need somebody who can bring the country together.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Interview with Tim Russert on NBC News' "Meet the Press

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