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Barack Obama: I am confident that if we are persistent and we don't approach this with a thought that there is a silver bullet out…

On the recordMarch 26, 2009
I am confident that if we are persistent and we don't approach this with a thought that there is a silver bullet out there but instead are willing to try a range of methods to deliver on the economic growth in jobs that we will get out of this current crisis.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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