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'If You Love Me ... Help Me Pass This Bill,' Obama Tells North Carolina Crowd -- VIDEO

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Sept. 9: President Obama speaks on the American Jobs Act at the University of Richmond in Richmond, Va., on Friday.

Updated: September 15, 2011 | 7:43 a.m.
September 14, 2011 | 2:26 p.m.

While speaking in North Carolina on Wednesday, President Obama said, "I love you back" to an audience member who shouted "I love you." He added, "But if you love me you've got to help me pass this bill."

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