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On the recordDecember 26, 2012
The key to our success--as it has always been--will be to compete by developing new products, by generating new industries, by maintaining our role as the world's engine of scientific discovery and technological innovation.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama emphasized the importance of innovation for economic growth and global competitiveness.

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