In this series of weekly addresses posted on Change.gov before news of Bill Richardson’s withdrawal from Barack Obama’s group of Cabinet nominees, the president-elect makes an appeal for an economic recovery strategy that would ideally prevent further job losses and spark a turnaround in Americans’ prospects as soon as possible.

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