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Barack Obama: The idea behind My Brother's Keepers was that there are a lot of folks that want to do something.

On the recordMay 29, 2014
The idea behind My Brother's Keepers was that there are a lot of folks that want to do something.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks Following a Meeting With the My Brother's Keeper Task Force

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