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Obama encourages Americans to "rise above" bigotry, fear

Speaking at an event marking the 150th anniversary of slavery's abolition in the U.S., President Obama alluded to recent anti-Muslim sentiment, saying "we betray the efforts of the past, if we fail to push back against bigotry in all its forms."
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