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US President Barack Obama addresses a Joint Session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on February 24, 2009
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009

Open quoteThe weight of this crisis will not determine the destiny of this nation.Close quote

  • U.S. President BARACK OBAMA,
  • in his Feb. 24 policy speech to Congress, encouraging Americans to stay optimistic in the face of the nation's economic woes
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