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Barack Obama: The lack of clear rules in the past meant we had the wrong kind of innovation.

On the recordSeptember 13, 2009
The lack of clear rules in the past meant we had the wrong kind of innovation.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks in New York City

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