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Obama Confronts Liberals' Biggest Skeptics: White People
The broad based social safety net has always faced skepticism from white voters, who don't want to spend tax dollars on the "undeserving" poor. In a speech today, Obama took that on.
Jamelle Bouie
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Dec. 4 2013
4:30PM EST
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