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Published 1/11/2009 at Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama urged a revamping of the government's $700 billion financial bailout, saying in an interview broadcast on Sunday it had to increase the flow of credit to families and businesses.
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