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Bernie Sanders: “This country, I think we all know, is in the midst of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.”

On the recordOctober 17, 2011
This country, I think we all know, is in the midst of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders highlights the severity of the current economic crisis.

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