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Barack Obama: Investments in education, innovation, and infrastructure are an essential downpayment on our future.

On the recordFebruary 25, 2011
Investments in education, innovation, and infrastructure are an essential downpayment on our future.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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The President's Weekly Address

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