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Barack Obama: The only measure of my success as president when people look back five years from now or nine years from now is going to…

On the recordFebruary 2, 2009
The only measure of my success as president when people look back five years from now or nine years from now is going to be, did I get this economy fixed?
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama emphasizes that his success as president will be judged based on whether he can fix the economy.

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