Obama's Bad Call

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Barack Obama
June 14, 2007
"It was a dumb mistake on our campaign's part and I made it clear to my staff in no uncertain terms that it was a mistake."
Obama, after his campaign released a memo entitled "Hillary Clinton (D-Punjab), criticizing the Clintons' financial ties to India, where, the memo said, American jobs are being outsourced.
Brendan Lowe
Obama Calls Memo "Dumb Mistake"
The PM Line
Memo 1
Memo 2

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