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Barack Obama: “The more we understand each other's challenges, the more we can take advantage of opportunities.”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2011
The more we understand each other's challenges, the more we can take advantage of opportunities.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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The President's News Conference With President Hu Jintao of China

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