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Barack Obama: We can strengthen our economy and leave for our children a more secure future, or we can issue insults and demands and…

On the recordJuly 22, 2011
We can strengthen our economy and leave for our children a more secure future, or we can issue insults and demands and ultimatums at each another.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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The President's Weekly Address

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