On the recordAugust 12, 2008
Not true, that -- I've never been a Muslim. This -- this is just stuff that is designed to make people suspicious.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “Not true, that -- I've never been a Muslim. This -- this is just stuff that is designed to make people suspicious.”
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Obama denies allegations regarding his religious background.
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