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President's Weekly Address - 2/26/11

POSTED: February 26, 2011, 12:00 am

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President Obama encourages Congress to keep investments in innovation, education and the infrastructure at the forefront of their thinking as they consider ways to reign in the deficit during the upcoming budget debate.





Source: The White House

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