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Barack Obama: “Swift and unprecedented action to shore up Wall Street must come alongside equally swift and serious efforts to help…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2008
Swift and unprecedented action to shore up Wall Street must come alongside equally swift and serious efforts to help struggling families on Main Street, create new jobs, and grow our middle-class once more.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement from Obama on Emerging Federal Reserve-Treasury Plan

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