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Barack Obama: We cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers.

On the recordNovember 23, 2008
We cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Chicago Announcing Members of the Economic Team

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