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Barack Obama: There is a huge opportunity for jobs and infrastructure development at the ports to prepare for a Post-Panamax world.

On the recordNovember 14, 2013
There is a huge opportunity for jobs and infrastructure development at the ports to prepare for a Post-Panamax world.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Background Conference Call with Senior Administration Officials on the Vice President's Trip to Houston and Panama

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