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Barack Obama: The bottom line is that we must change the economic policies that led us down this dangerous path in the first place.

On the recordSeptember 20, 2008
The bottom line is that we must change the economic policies that led us down this dangerous path in the first place.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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A Statement of Principles for the Treasury Proposal from Senator Barack Obama

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