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Barack Obama: the financial brinkmanship that was taking place. He called it terrifying, and it should not be tied to ideological…

On the recordSeptember 17, 2013
the financial brinkmanship that was taking place. He called it terrifying, and it should not be tied to ideological arguments.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama criticized the debt ceiling crisis and its negative impact on the economy.

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