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Is President Obama stirring class envy?

2:48 PM ET Mon, 4 Aug 2014

President Obama spoke to "The Economist" this week, saying he wasn't trying to stir class resentment. CNBC's Kate Kelly and Michelle Caruso-Cabrera discuss his strategy.

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