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Here's what President Obama wrote when pushing the economic stimulus bill in a February Washington Post op-ed titled, "The Action Americans Need": 

And if nothing is done, this recession might linger for years. Our economy will lose 5 million more jobs. Unemployment will approach double digits.

Good thing we passed that stimulus bill and staved off double-digit unemployment. Er, scratch that.

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Band bags| 4.20.10 @ 12:51AM

Wonderful site, where did you come up with the info in this write-up? I’m happy I found it though, ill be checking back soon to see what other articles you have.

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