GALESBURG — President Barack Obama said today that Washington has "taken its eye off the ball" as he pledged a stronger second-term commitment to tackling the economic woes that strain many in the middle class nearly five years after the country plunged into a recession.
Obama: Washington Took Its Eye Off Economic Ball
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Wed, 07/24/2013 - 10:18am
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