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Barack Obama: This morning, we learned that GDP has fallen for the first time this year, which means America is producing less and…

On the recordOctober 29, 2008
This morning, we learned that GDP has fallen for the first time this year, which means America is producing less and selling less and our economy is shrinking.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement from Senator Barack Obama on Today's Decline in our GDP

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