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Nov. 3, 2008

SPEAKERS:

SEN. BARACK OBAMA, D-ILL.

KATIE COURIC, CBS ANCHOR

JULIE CHEN, CBS ANCHOR

CHEN: CBS “Evening News” anchor Katie Couric caught up with Barack Obama yesterday in Columbus, Ohio, and sat down for an exclusive interview; his last before the election.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

COURIC (on camera): You have an aunt who’s been living in this country apparently illegally for four years, and your campaign says any and all appropriate laws should be followed. So would you support her being deported to Kenya?

OBAMA: If she has violated laws, then those laws have to be obeyed. We’re a nation of laws. And, you know, obviously, that doesn’t lessen my concern for her. I haven’t been able to get in touch with her, but it -- you know, I’m a strong believer that you obey the law.

COURIC: What did the McCain team do in the course of this campaign that made you the angriest?

OBAMA: You know, I -- I think that -- you know, a lot of the stuff that has made me angry hasn’t directly come from the McCain campaign. I mean, I do think that there is a -- there is a Republican or right-wing media outlet, a set of media outlets that went after my wife for a while in a way that I thought was just completely out of balance. And I -- you know, frankly, I would have never considered or expected my allies to do something comparable to the spouse of an opponent.

I just feel like family is -- are civilians. You know, they don’t sign up for this stuff. They support their -- their spouse. But, generally, you know, they’re really -- should be bystanders in this process, even if their campaigning for you. You know, they’re saying nice things about -- about their -- their -- in this case, their husbands, and that’s what you expect. And -- and that doesn’t make them suddenly targets.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

CHEN: You can see more of Katie’s exclusive interview tonight on a special edition of the CBS “Evening News.”

END

Source: CQ Transcriptions, Nov. 3, 2008

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