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Published 1/17/2009 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

WASHINGTON (CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration speech on Tuesday will be a call to action that diagnoses what he'll call a troublesome "anything-goes" mentality in the nation, a transition source said Saturday. The speech, which the source said currently runs about 20 minutes, will call on industries and individuals to behave responsibly, saying it was [...] (link)

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