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Barack Obama: On day one, we took the reins, and we said, we are going to make sure that we don't slip into a great depression.

On the recordMay 24, 2010
On day one, we took the reins, and we said, we are going to make sure that we don't slip into a great depression.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Reception for Senator Barbara Boxer in San Francisco

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