Barack Obama: “It was important to make sure that we took the time to do that, again…”

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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Democratic · Illinois

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

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