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Barack Obama: If we're going to rebuild this economy from the bottom up, it has to start on Main Street - not just the big banks on…

On the recordOctober 17, 2008
If we're going to rebuild this economy from the bottom up, it has to start on Main Street - not just the big banks on Wall Street.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks in St. Louis

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