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Barack Obama: We want credit to flow again, but we just want to make sure that there's enough regulatory common sense in place that…

On the recordMarch 18, 2009
We want credit to flow again, but we just want to make sure that there's enough regulatory common sense in place that ordinary Americans aren't taken advantage of.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Interview With Jay Leno of 'The Tonight Show' in Burbank

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