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Barack Obama: The unprecedented price volatility of our markets for physical commodities, such as energy and grains, has hurt our…

On the recordJune 1, 2009
The unprecedented price volatility of our markets for physical commodities, such as energy and grains, has hurt our economy.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama discusses the impact of market volatility on the economy.

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