On the recordFebruary 8, 2009
Last month, our economy lost 598,000 jobs, which is nearly the equivalent of losing every single job in the state of Maine.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “Last month, our economy lost 598,000 jobs, which is nearly the equivalent of losing every single job in the state of…”
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Obama emphasizes the severity of the economic crisis and its impact on American jobs.
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