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Barack Obama: “He talks tough, warning Wall Street the big bonuses are sending the wrong message to taxpayers.”

On the recordJanuary 28, 2009
He talks tough, warning Wall Street the big bonuses are sending the wrong message to taxpayers.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

President Obama warns Wall Street about the implications of big bonuses.

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