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Barack Obama: “I think the most important thing is for the United States to get engaged right away.”

On the recordJanuary 25, 2009
I think the most important thing is for the United States to get engaged right away.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama stresses the need for immediate U.S. engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

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