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On the recordDecember 8, 2009
Only too often in this town, strangely enough, we talk about the global economy, and then we reason, in completely local, often inside-the-Beltway, terms.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

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Udall emphasizes the need for a global perspective in economic discussions.

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