On the recordJanuary 26, 2009
I don't expect 100 percent agreement from my Republican colleagues, but I do hope that we can all put politics aside and do the American people's business right now.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “I don't expect 100 percent agreement from my Republican colleagues, but I do hope that we can all put politics aside and…”
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Obama calls for bipartisan cooperation to address the economic crisis.
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