Barack Obama: “To win the future, we have to out-innovate, out-educate and out-build…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2011

To win the future, we have to out-innovate, out-educate and out-build the rest of the world, tapping the creativity and imagination of our people.

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Obama emphasizes the need for innovation and investment in infrastructure to compete globally.

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