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Barack Obama: It will not help speculators who took risky bets on a rising market and bought homes not to live in but to sell. And it…

On the recordFebruary 17, 2009
It will not help speculators who took risky bets on a rising market and bought homes not to live in but to sell. And it will not reward folks who bought homes they knew from the beginning they would never be able to afford.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

President Obama clarifies who will not benefit from his mortgage rescue plan.

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