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On the recordAugust 20, 2008
I suppose, if you have got seven, maybe eight, houses, the economy looks fundamentally sound to you.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Barack Obama critiques John McCain's perspective on the economy based on his multiple properties.

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