On the recordDecember 21, 2008
I need you to be bigger, I need you to be bolder. We need to come up with a bigger plan.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “I need you to be bigger, I need you to be bolder. We need to come up with a bigger plan.”
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Barack Obama instructs his staff to develop a more substantial economic stimulus plan in response to dire forecasts.
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