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Barack Obama: One area that I'm concerned about and I've said this publicly, is we have not focused on foreclosures and what's…

On the recordNovember 16, 2008
One area that I'm concerned about and I've said this publicly, is we have not focused on foreclosures and what's happening to homeowners as much as I would like. We have the tools to do it. We've got to set up a negotiation between banks and borrowers so that people can stay in their homes.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama expresses concern about the lack of focus on foreclosures and emphasizes the need for negotiations to help homeowners.

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