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Barack Obama: There is no silver bullet that is going to solve all of our economic problems overnight.

On the recordSeptember 2, 2010
There is no silver bullet that is going to solve all of our economic problems overnight.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks on the National Economy and an Exchange With Reporters

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