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Obama says US will survive 'day of reckoning' (AP)

 
AP - Standing before a nation on an economic precipice, President Barack Obama warned anxious Americans Tuesday night the U.S. faces a dire "day of reckoning" but can emerge ever stronger by pulling together, sharing sacrifices and confronting hard choices head-on. (link)

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