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There’s no such thing as shovel-ready projects. Barack Obama, U.S. President, in an interview discussing the first two years of his presidency and his efforts to stimulate the economy.
Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010

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  • PRESIDENT OBAMA,
  • in an interview, on a realization he came to regarding his efforts to boost the economy, adding that he perhaps should have "let the Republicans insist on the tax cuts" in the stimulus
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