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Barack Obama: I know we will be headed in the right direction again when we are creating jobs, instead of losing them.

On the recordDecember 18, 2008
I know we will be headed in the right direction again when we are creating jobs, instead of losing them.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in Chicago Announcing Nominations for the Departments of Labor

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