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Barack Obama: This is a make-or-break moment for the middle class, and those who are struggling to get into the middle class.

On the recordJanuary 24, 2012
This is a make-or-break moment for the middle class, and those who are struggling to get into the middle class.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Release - White House Blog Post: Advance Estimate of GDP for the Fourth Quarter of 2011

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