On the recordNovember 24, 2008
I don't think that there's any question that we have a mandate to move the country in a new direction and not continue the same old practices that have gotten us in the fix that we're in.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “I don't think that there's any question that we have a mandate to move the country in a new direction and not continue…”
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Obama asserts that he has a mandate to change the direction of the country following his election.
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