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Obama Tries To Move Spotlight Off Deficit Reduction

by Scott Horsley, NPR
February 14, 2013

Preschool is just one example of the ways in which President Obama says government can play a constructive role in the economy. He's trying to reorient the debate in Washington from deficit reduction alone to wise investment.

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  • Morning Edition, February 14, 2013
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