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Oct 28 · Obama rallies in Atlanta for Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms, blaming Trump's Iran war for rising prices and mocking the White House over his Cheesecake Factory joke
C-SPAN: Former President Barack Obama on Iran war: "This is the reason why the price of oil is up...why the price of diesel is up...the price about just everything is up."
Grade B (82/100). Unedited section of Obama's Atlanta rally speech on the Iran war, its rationale and its cost to Americans
B: Leaves out key context.
- Leaves out something important (minus 18 points): Obama's charges against the administration run with no response from the White House
Splits: Unedited section of Obama's Atlanta rally speech on the Iran war, its rationale and its cost to Americans
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