Barack Obama actually said...

I have said before and I will repeat again, I think people's families are off limits. And people's children are especially off limits.

Obama emphasizes that family matters should not be political issues.

08/31/2008

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To end this economic crisis, we must end the mortgage crisis where it began.

I can't presume to know what was in the mind of the governor.

I had no contact with the governor's office. I did not speak to the governor about these issues.

What I'm absolutely certain about is that our office had no involvement in any deal-making around my Senate seat.