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President's press conference. President Points To Progress on Economic Efforts "President Obama sought to reassure Americans last night that his administration has made progress in reviving the economy and said his $3.6 trillion budget is 'inseparable from this recovery.'" Obama ties hope for economic recovery to passage of budget "Two months into his term, President Barack Obama went before the American people on Tuesday evening to say that he's enacted the broad plans needed to lift the country out of an economic crisis and urged the adoption of his $3.55 trillion budget as another critical step toward recovery." Obama use news conference to call for time, patience, understanding "With the major elements of his economic recovery plan now laid out, President Obama warned Tuesday that the climb out of recession will not happen overnight, and he called on Americans to show patience and faith that things will get better." In a Volatile Time, Obama Strikes a New Tone for Crisis "

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