On the recordFebruary 9, 2009
We have inherited an economic crisis as deep and as dire as any since the Great Depression.
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transcripts.cnn.com“We have inherited an economic crisis as deep and as dire as any since the Great Depression.”
Obama describes the severity of the economic crisis facing the country.
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