On the recordAugust 31, 2008
Well, the key is that they started planning early, which is something that, obviously, they did not do last time.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “Well, the key is that they started planning early, which is something that, obviously, they did not do last time.”
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Obama discusses the importance of early planning in response to disasters, contrasting it with past failures.
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