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Barack Obama: I think that after two-and-a-half, three years of elevated unemployment, home values declining substantially, people…

On the recordOctober 17, 2011
I think that after two-and-a-half, three years of elevated unemployment, home values declining substantially, people feeling as if everything they've worked for is still leaving them vulnerable...
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Interview With Jake Tapper on ABC News 'Nightline'

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