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Barack Obama: As millions of Americans lost more of their investments and hard-earned retirement savings today, it is critical that…

On the recordOctober 8, 2008
As millions of Americans lost more of their investments and hard-earned retirement savings today, it is critical that the Treasury Department move as quickly as possible to implement the rescue plan that passed Congress so that we can ease this credit crisis.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement of Barack Obama on Stock Market Decline

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