On the recordMarch 2, 2009
And my main message to the American people is to just recognize that we dug a very deep hole for ourselves. There were a lot of bad decisions that were made. We are cleaning up that mess.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “And my main message to the American people is to just recognize that we dug a very deep hole for ourselves. There were a…”
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Obama addresses the challenges of the economic situation inherited from previous administrations.
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