Upbeat Obama says U.S. will revive past 'reckoning'

Tuesday, February 24, 2009 | 11:03 p.m. CST

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama promised a nation shuddering in economic crisis Tuesday night that he would lead it from a dire "day of reckoning" to a brighter future, summoning politicians and public alike to shoulder responsibility for hard choices and shared sacrifice.

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