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Gibson: As a matter of fact, you said on CNBC, and I quote, "I certainly would not go above what existed under Bill Clinton, which was 28 percent." It's now 15 percent. That's almost a doubling if you went to 28 percent.

But Gibson did not give the entire quote:

Obama, March 27: And I certainly would not go above what existed under Bill Clinton, which was the 28 percent. I would – and my guess would be it would be significantly lower than that.

For the record, Clinton said during the debate: "I wouldn't raise it above the 20 percent if I raised it at all."

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