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Barack Obama: When I took office, we were losing 800,000 jobs a month.

On the recordOctober 8, 2015
When I took office, we were losing 800,000 jobs a month.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Fundraiser for Senator Patricia L. Murray in Seattle

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