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Barack Obama: Between 2001 and 2009, the incomes of middle class families fell by almost 5 percent.

On the recordSeptember 16, 2010
Between 2001 and 2009, the incomes of middle class families fell by almost 5 percent.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks on the Appointment of Elizabeth Warren as Assistant to the President and Special Adviser to the Secretary of the...

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