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President's Weekly Address - 4/16/11

POSTED: April 16, 2011, 12:00 am

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Just days after a nationally televised address in which he detailed his vision for tackling the nation's deficit, President Obama uses his weekly address to reiterate his goal of reducing the nation's debt by $4 trillion over twelve years.





Source: The White House

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