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Obama Tears Up Thanking Staff and Volunteers

Thu Nov. 8, 2012 6:16 PM PST

A video posted today by the Obama campaign shows the president tearing up while thanking staff and volunteers. He tells the crowd of twenty-somethings: "You're smarter [than me], you're better organized, you're more effective. So I'm absolutely confident that all of you are going to do just amazing things in your lives." 

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