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Barack Obama: I've talked to families who are having to make different choices about the food they buy because they're out an extra…

On the recordJune 30, 2008
I've talked to families who are having to make different choices about the food they buy because they're out an extra $100 or $150 or even $200 a month that used to go to groceries now goes to the gas tank.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama discusses the impact of rising gas prices on families' grocery budgets.

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