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Paul Begala: “This will take at least a year or a full term or two terms. We're in a deep, deep hole here. It's going to take a long…”

On the recordNovember 5, 2008
This will take at least a year or a full term or two terms. We're in a deep, deep hole here. It's going to take a long time to get out of it.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala emphasizes the long-term challenges ahead for the incoming administration.

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