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On the recordNovember 18, 2012
It was important to make sure that we took the time to do that, again, to send a signal of both respect for the culture of the country.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney and Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes

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