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Obama in Indonesia

"We can choose to be defined by our differences and give in to a future of suspicion and mistrust, or we can choose to do the hard work of forging common ground and commit ourselves to the steady pursuit of progress. And I can promise you no matter what setbacks may come, the United States is committed to human progress. That is who we are. That is what we have done and that is what we will do."
-Barack Obama, President of the United States of America

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