“Let me be absolutely clear: Iran is a grave threat.”

—  Barack Obama

Campaign rally in Billings, Montana (19 May 2008) http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/19/mccain-and-obama-trade-barbs-on-iran/?hp
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