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Barack Obama: Audacity of Hope
October 20, 2006
Barack Obama 44th US president
Bob Herbert op-ed columnist, New York Times

US Senator Barack Obama, D-IL discusses his new book, The Audacity of Hope, and his views on American politics with New York Times columnist Bob Herbert.

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Image of The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Vintage)
Author: Barack Obama
Publisher: Vintage (2008)
Binding: Mass Market Paperback, 464 pages
Image of Promises Betrayed: Waking Up from the American Dream
Author: Bob Herbert
Publisher: Times Books (2006)
Binding: Paperback, 368 pages
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