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Barack Obama: “I think we make a mistake when we fail to acknowledge the power of faith in people's lives.”

On the recordJune 27, 2006
I think we make a mistake when we fail to acknowledge the power of faith in people's lives.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of faith in the Democratic Party's outreach.

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