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President BARACK OBAMA, dismissing reports that African-Americans were angered that
Obama did not issue a formal public statement after Michael Jackson's death
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President BARACK OBAMA, dismissing reports that African-Americans were angered that
Obama did not issue a formal public statement after Michael Jackson's death
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