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Obama discusses housing crisis with Treasury chief
Jul 29 2008, AP

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson discussed the mortgage crisis Tuesday and the steps the government is taking to shore up the faltering economy, his campaign said.

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