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On the recordJune 14, 2007
So, for those Americans who have been searching unsuccessfully for employment, I will invest $50 million in programs that will place willing workers into transitional jobs and train them for permanent ones.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama proposing investment in job training programs to help unemployed Americans find work.

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