And we need to continue to take necessary actions to see that the economy grows, to invest in the middle class, to provide the security that the middle class needs so that it can be the foundation of the American economic engine of the 21st century just as it was in the 20th.

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Like Britain's Tony Blair, and unlike traditional Latin American leftists, Lula's government has made economic stability the foundation of his quest for social justice.

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He has also advanced these objectives through his work as a principal of Empower America and the Cuban American National Foundation's Blue-Ribbon Commission on the Economic Reconstruction of Cuba, among other leading organizations.

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The groups represented views from the political right (the Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute), the left, (the Economic Policy Institute and the Center for American Progress), and the middle (the Bipartisan Policy Center).

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The Vice President was tasked with implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, helping to rebuild our economy and lay the foundation for a sustainable economic future.

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The President will not rest until he believes every American who is looking for a job can find one, that the economy is growing sufficiently, and that our economic foundation is strong enough to allow us to compete and win the 21st century the way we won the 20th.

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