“I obviously hoped that everything that I found would make a difference, … It ended up being way behind my wildest dreams.”

—  Jimmy Carter

(Feb 22, 2012) http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57570712/jimmy-carter-obama-thanked-my-grandson-who-discovered-romneys-47-video/
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