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George W. Bush: It was a sad day yesterday, but it's a day that reminds us all that we've got a job to do; that is to defeat terror.

On the recordNovember 20, 2003
It was a sad day yesterday, but it's a day that reminds us all that we've got a job to do; that is to defeat terror.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Exchange With Reporters at Sedgefield Community College in Sedgefield, United Kingdom

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