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Obama's Speech Presented His Vision of American Exceptionalism

In his speech, the president spoke from the gut, giving us his distinctive vision of American exceptionalism.

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In his speech, the president spoke from the gut, giving us his distinctive vision of American exceptionalism. Plus, more Obama speech reaction.

John Bolton recently said that Barack Obama doesn’t believe in American exceptionalism.

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