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Barack Obama: They're all in cahoots, you know. They're making money. And the people, again, here are suffering.

On the recordMay 31, 2010
They're all in cahoots, you know. They're making money. And the people, again, here are suffering.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Spike Lee criticizes the relationship between the government and BP, suggesting they are colluding at the expense of the public.

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