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Hillary Clinton: “Senator Obama, it is very difficult having a straight-up debate with you, because you never take responsibility for any…”

On the recordJanuary 21, 2008
Senator Obama, it is very difficult having a straight-up debate with you, because you never take responsibility for any vote, and that has been a pattern.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Clinton accuses Obama of avoiding accountability for his voting record.

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