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Barack Obama: “Even elementary math indicates that our economic picture is significantly better than it was when this President took…”

On the recordJune 2, 2011
Even elementary math indicates that our economic picture is significantly better than it was when this President took office.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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