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Obama library battle: Illinois lawmakers clash over $100M pledge

Name: Obama library battle: Illinois lawmakers clash over $100M pledge
Uploaded: 2014-04-30T07:34:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 8 s
Description: Illinois lawmakers vote Wednesday on whether to pledge $100 million in construction money for President Obama's future library. Democrats in Illinois say allocating the money will help to convince The Barack Obama Foundation to locate the Obama library in Chicago. CBS News Congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.

Illinois lawmakers vote Wednesday on whether to pledge $100 million in construction money for President Obama's future library. Democrats in Illinois say allocating the money will help to convince The Barack Obama Foundation to locate the Obama library in Chicago. CBS News Congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.