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Barack Obama: People are feeling marginally better about the direction of the country.

On the recordFebruary 16, 2012
People are feeling marginally better about the direction of the country.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney

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