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Barack Obama: the time has come to usher in a new era of responsibility that lays a new foundation of growth on which we can renew the…

On the recordApril 22, 2009
the time has come to usher in a new era of responsibility that lays a new foundation of growth on which we can renew the promise of America.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama emphasizes the need for a new era of responsibility for America's growth.

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