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Barack Obama: You believed that after an era of selfishness and greed, we could reclaim a sense of responsibility from Wall Street to…

On the recordMay 13, 2009
You believed that after an era of selfishness and greed, we could reclaim a sense of responsibility from Wall Street to Washington to Main Street.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Town Hall Meeting and a Question-and-Answer Session in Rio Rancho

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