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“Obama wanted to offer his support to birth control activist…” quote by Jay Carney — Download Open image

“Obama wanted to offer his support to birth control activist Sandra Fluke. He wanted to express his disappointment that she has been the subject of inappropriate personal attacks and thank her for exercising her rights as a citizen to speak out on an issue of public policy.”

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