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0President Obama laid out his blueprint for America during last night’s State of the Union speech. The President didn’t talk about short-term solutions to keep unemployment low; he focused on long-term problem-solving to make our government more effective. And he focused specifically on manufacturing and creating sustainable employment practices here in the US.
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