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Barack Obama: The economy is far stronger now than it was four and a half years ago.

On the recordJuly 23, 2013
The economy is far stronger now than it was four and a half years ago.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Interview with Jackie Calmes and Michael D. Shear of the New York Times

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