On the recordJuly 9, 2008
We need families to raise our children. We need fathers to recognize that responsibility doesn't just end at conception.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “We need families to raise our children. We need fathers to recognize that responsibility doesn't just end at conception.”
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Obama emphasizes the importance of family and fatherhood in a Father's Day speech.
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