AS he spoke about the economy on Tuesday, President Obama invoked the parable in the Sermon on the Mount about two houses, one built on sand only to be blown away in a storm and another built on rock impervious to the swirling winds.Read at http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/14/barack-obama-economy-speech-...
Obama warns of further job losses and other hardships in economy speech
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