On the recordJanuary 27, 2008
What I was struck by was what a big gap there was between the seeming lack of urgency on the part of the president and what people are experiencing day-to-day.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “What I was struck by was what a big gap there was between the seeming lack of urgency on the part of the president and…”
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Obama critiques the president's economic policies as lacking urgency in addressing people's concerns.
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