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Barack Obama: The casual dishonesty of hiding irresponsible spending with clever accounting tricks, the costly overruns, the fraud and…

On the recordFebruary 22, 2009
The casual dishonesty of hiding irresponsible spending with clever accounting tricks, the costly overruns, the fraud and abuse, the endless excuses; this is exactly what the American people rejected when they went to the polls.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama emphasizes the need for transparency and accountability in government spending.

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