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It probably wouldn't be good for our economy for a bunch of these jobs to come back because, there's no way that people could be getting paid a living wage on some of these jobs - at least in order to be competitive in an international setting.

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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
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The point is ISIL leaders cannot hide. And our next message to them is simple - you are next.
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Nature is actually resilient, if we take care to just stop actively destroying it.
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