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A statement shrugs off the Obama team's claim that the Democrat didn't know of Ayers' radical past when he attended an event in Ayers' home in 1995.

"...Obama was promoting Ayers' book in 1997, serving on boards with him until 2002, and trading emails and phone calls with him as recently as 2005." Read the full response.

In a CNN interview broadcast Monday morning, Obama strategist Axelrod claimed Obama "didn't know the history" before attending the Ayers event.

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