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Barack Obama: An economy that was shrinking at an alarming rate when I became President has now been growing for three consecutive…

On the recordJune 1, 2010
An economy that was shrinking at an alarming rate when I became President has now been growing for three consecutive quarters.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Release: Remarks of President Barack Obama at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh

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