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Barack Obama: Right now, the most important task for us is to stabilize the patient. The economy is badly damaged; it is very sick.…

On the recordJanuary 4, 2009
Right now, the most important task for us is to stabilize the patient. The economy is badly damaged; it is very sick. And so we have to take whatever steps are required to make sure that it is stabilized.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Barack Obama discusses the urgent need to stabilize the economy as part of his economic plan.

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