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George W. Bush: “I think that what a lot of Americans saw was a—some poverty that they had never imagined before.”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2005
I think that what a lot of Americans saw was a—some poverty that they had never imagined before.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Department of Energy and an Exchange With Reporters

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