Published 1/8/2009
at Yahoo! News: Politics News
Politico - Barack Obama portrayed the economic crisis in some of his gravest language yet Thursday, exhorting Congress to act or let the country slip into decline in what he said was a watershed moment for America.
Obama, in his first major speech since winning the presidency last year, said the economic crisis presented the nation with a once in a generation challenge.
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