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There's a lot of people talking about elitism and all of that.Yes, I went to Princeton and Harvard, but the lens through which I see the world is the lens that I grew up with. I am the product of a working class upbringing.
Barack Obama
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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
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As long as I'm president of the United States Iran will not get a nuclear weapon. I made that clear when I came into office.
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