On the recordFebruary 9, 2009
We've inherited an economic crisis as deep and as dire as any since the Great Depression.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “We've inherited an economic crisis as deep and as dire as any since the Great Depression.”
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Obama describes the severity of the economic crisis facing his administration.
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