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Barack Obama: So as president, I'm going to go through the federal budget line by line, ending programs we don't need.

On the recordOctober 29, 2008
So as president, I'm going to go through the federal budget line by line, ending programs we don't need.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama outlines his plan for budget reform and fiscal responsibility.

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