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Obama slams extended tax cuts for the rich
Posted: 09.08.2010 at 3:53 PM
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President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the economy, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, at the Cuyahoga Community College West Campus in Parma, Ohio.  / AP Photo
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President Barack Obama strongly defended his opposition to extending Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans on Wednesday and delivered a searing attack on Republicans and their House leader for advocating "the same philosophy that led to this mess in the first place."

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