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On the recordOctober 13, 2008
Injecting capital into our financial institutions is essential to stabilizing our economy, but we must make sure we are not giving sweetheart, insider deals that shift the risk to taxpayers without giving them sufficient upside.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement of Senator Barack Obama on the Treasury Departments' Plan

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