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Barack Obama: This recession came at a time when we were already deeply in debt and it made the debt worse.

On the recordApril 19, 2011
This recession came at a time when we were already deeply in debt and it made the debt worse.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Facebook Town Hall Meeting and a Question-and-Answer Session in Palo Alto

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